Engineering:Caudron G.6

G.6
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer	Caudron
Designer	Paul Deville
First flight	1916
Primary user	Aviation Militaire
Number built	512

The Caudron G.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It married the wings and engine layout of the unorthodox Caudron G.4 to an all-new fuselage of conventional design. Over 500 of these aircraft were used by the French military for reconnaissance and artillery-spotting duties in 1917 and 1918.

Operators

France

• Aviation Militaire

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Length: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 17.22 m (56 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
• Empty weight: 940 kg (2,072 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,435 kg (3,164 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Le Rhône 9Jb , 97 kW (130 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)
• Endurance: 2 hours 30 minutes
• Service ceiling: 4,725 m (15,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.4 m/s (866 ft/min)

Armament

• 2 × .303 Lewis guns in flexible mount for observer
• up to 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs carried externally

Bibliography

• Cony, Christophe (July 1997). "Aviateur d'Observation en 14/18 (deuxième partie)" (in French). Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (52): 10–15. ISSN 1243-8650. 

Further reading

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 240. 
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 17.