Caudron G.5
| Caudron G.5 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance/Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Caudron |
| Designer | Gaston Caudron |
| First flight | spring 1915 |
| Introduction | May 1916 [1] |
| Primary user |  France
|
| Number built | < 10 [note 1] |
| Engine | 2×80hp Le Rhône rotaries |
| Armament | Chauchat MG and carbines [1] |
The "A3" specification called for a machine with three crewman, a pilot and gunners fore and aft. The Caudron G.5 was Gaston Caudron's first attempt at meeting this specification, a twin-engined biplane. It was seriously underpowered and was redesigned as the Caudron G.6, but a small number of them were built and used by front-line escadrilles, only to be replaced by the G.6 as soon as they became readily available. [1]
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References
- Notes
- ↑ Note: there is a working school of thought that the G.6 was an A2 machine and all of the three-seat photographs attributed to the G.6 were actually G.5's.
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.