Caudron C.98
The Caudron C.98 was a French sports/racing aircraft built by Caudron in the 1920s. Derived from the Caudron C.91 The Caudron C.91 was a French single engine biplane with an enclosed passenger cabin seating four. It first flew in 1923. Design and development The C.91 was a conventional single engine two bay biplane with a wooden structure and fabric cove ..., it was powered by a 230 hp Salmson 9 Ab 9-cyl air-cooled radial, and it was intended for the Coupe Zenith race.Hauet, André (2001). Les Avions Caudrons. 1. Outreau: Lela Presse. . References C.098 {{Aero-1920s-stub ...
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Caudron C
The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for the military in both World War I and World War II. From 1933 onwards, it was a subsidiary of Renault. Alphonse (Gaston) (1882–1915) and René Caudron (1884–1959) Born in Favières, Somme to parents who farmed nearby in Romiotte, the Caudron brothers were educated at a college in Abbeville. Gaston, as Alphonse was always known, intended to become an engineer but his education was cut short by health problems; René was interested in the development of mechanics and was a sportsman. After military service in an artillery regiment, they returned to work on the farm. They began to build their first aircraft, a large biplane, in August 1908. Initially unable to obtain an engine, they flew it as a glider, towed by a horse, and tested it t ...
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