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Caudron C.362
The Caudron C.362 and the almost identical C.366 were single-seat Air racing, racing aircraft built in 1933 by Caudron to compete in the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe competition. Design The C.362 and C.366 were single-seat, low-wing monoplanes with a fixed undercarriage. Construction was of wood, with a single-spar wing of symmetrical airfoil section, the spar having spruce flanges and a birch plywood web. It was equipped with split trailing edge Flap (aeronautics), flaps. The principal difference between the two types was the powerplant employed. The C.362 was powered by a high-compression-ratio version of the Renault 4P, Renault ''Bengali'' air-cooled inverted four-cylinder inline engine developing , while the Caudron C.360, C.366 was powered by a Régnier Motor Company, Regnier air-cooled inverted 6-cylinder inline. It had been intended to use this engine for all three aircraft, but development problems with it resulted in the use of the Renault engine in two of the airframes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Racing
Air racing is a type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a previously estimated time. History The first 'heavier-than-air' air race was held on 23 May 1909 - the Prix de Lagatinerie, at the Port-Aviation aerodrome (often called "Juvisy Airfield") in Viry-Châtillon south of Paris, France. Four pilots entered the race, two started, but nobody completed the full race distance; though this was not unexpected, as the rules specified that whoever travelled furthest would be the winner if no-one completed the race. Léon Delagrange, who covered slightly more than half of the ten laps was declared the winner. Some other minor events were held before the '' Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne'' in 22–29 August 1909 at Reims, France. This was the first major international flying event, drawin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
