The Caudron C.360 was a French racing aircraft built by

Caudron 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 ...

in the early 1930s to compete in

Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe The Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe was an international aeronautical speed competition instituted on 25 August 1909 by the French oil magnate Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe. The race was reinstated three times through the years at the initiative of the ...

air races.

Design

The C.360 was a low-wing monoplane racer design to be powered by one Régnier 6 engine, but lack of availability required the use of Renault 4Pei Bengali engines in two of the three aircraft, which were re-designated C.362. The third C.360 airframe was completed with a Régnier 6 engine and was re-designated C.366 Martinet.

Variants

;C.360: Original design for a racing aircraft powered by a Régnier 6 engine; Three built, completed as C.362 and C.366 racers. ; C.362: Two of the C.360 airframes powered by Renault 4Pei Bengali engines. ;C.366 Martinet: The third C.360 airframe completed with a Régnier 6 engine and flush cockpit, the pilot sitting on an adjustable seat behind an extending windshield.

Specifications (C.366 Martinet)

References

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