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Caudron C.280 Phalène

The Caudron C.280 Phalène ("Moth") was a civil utility aircraft built in France during the 1930s. It was a high-wing braced monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and two-three passengers were accommodated within an enclosed cabin. The structure was wooden throughout, with the forward fuselage skinned with plywood, and the rest of the aircraft fabric-covered.

Variants
C.280 - Initial version, powered by Salmson 9Nc radial engine. Five built. • C.280/6 Phalène - Revised tail, Salmson 9Nc engine. One built. • C.280/9 Phalène - Fuselage was lengthened by , Salmson 9nc engine. Three built. • C.282 Phalène - Powered by a Renault 4Pci engine. 11 built. • C.282/2 Phalène IV - Powered by a Renault 4Pdi engine. 21 built. • C.282/3 Phalène - based on C.282 with reduced fuel and Renault 4Pdi engine. One built. • C.282/4 Super Phalène - fitted with dual controls, automatic slots and flaps, with Renault 4Pdi engine. Ten built. • C.282/7 Super Phalène - Renault 4Pdi engine. One built. • C.282/8 - Major production version, with stretched fuselage and more fuel. Powered by Renault 4Pdi engine. 89 built. equipped with a 108 kW (145 hp) Renault 4Pdi piston engine. • C282/9 - Renault 4Pei. Six built. • C.282/10 - Equipped with the Merville series 601 propeller and powered by Renault 4Pei. Ten built. • C.286 Phalène VI - Powered by a de Havilland Gipsy III engine. One built. • C.286/2 Phalène VI - Powered by de Havilland Gipsy Major I and fitted with rounded wingtips. Eleven built. • C.286/2S4 Super Phalène and C.286/3S4 Super Phalène' - Special luxury versions, powered by the de Havilland Gipsy Major I engine. Three built. • C.282/4 Super Phalène - Modified tail as per C.280/6. Gipsy Major I. Five built. • C.286/5 Super-Phalène - Modified wings and tail. Gipsy Major I. One built. • C.286/6 Super-Phalène - Based on C.286/5 with Merville 501 propeller. Five built. • C.286/7 Super-Phalene - equipped with Ratier series 1175 variable-pitch propeller. (Eight built) • C.286/8 Super-Phalène - The fuselage was lengthened slightly, it was powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engine. (Four built) • C.286/9 Super-Phalene - The fuselage was slightly shorter. (One built) • C.289/2 -Powered by a 112 kW (150 hp) Hispano-Suzia 5Q radial piston engine. (Five built) • C.400 - Military version. 40 were built for the French Air Force. • C.401 - Several C.400s were modified for civilian use during the postwar years. • C.410 - Military version, powered by a 104-kW (140-hp) Renault 4Pdi piston engine. (11 built) ==Operators==
Operators
; • Force Publique ; • French Air Force ; • Civil operator - Aero Club of Lithuania - 1 aircraft ; • Civil operator - Caudron C.286 registered EC-ZZZ ; • Nationalist Spanish Air Force ==Specifications (C.282/6) ==
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