Caudron C.510 Pélican
Caudron C.510 Pélican | |
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French nurses with a C.510, in 1936. | |
Role | Air ambulance or touring monoplane |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Caudron |
First flight | 1934 |
Number built | 62 |
Developed from | C.282/8 |
The Caudron C.510 Pélican was a 1930s French air ambulance or touring monoplane. Designed and built by Caudron and based on the earlier Caudron C.282/8.[1]
Development
[edit]To create room for a stretcher and attendant the earlier Caudron C.282/8 design was modified with a lengthened fuselage, an improved wing and tailplane design.[1] A single-engined high-wing monoplane, the Pélican had a conventional landing gear.[1] As a touring aircraft the Pélican could carry three passengers and a total of 62 were built as both air ambulances and tourers.[1]
Operators
[edit]Specifications (Ambulance)
[edit]Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2 (Stretcher and attendant)
- Length: 8.52 m (27 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 11.82 m (38 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 23.75 m2 (255.6 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 626 kg (1,380 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,140 kg (2,513 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 4Pei Bengali Junior inline piston engine, 100 kW (140 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
- Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)