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Caudron C.510 Pélican

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Top speed
  
185 km/h

Length
  
8.52 m

Manufacturer
  
Caudron

Wingspan
  
12 m

First flight
  
1934

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.

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Development

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. A single-engined high-wing monoplane, the Pélican had a conventional landing gear. As a touring aircraft the Pélican could carry three passengers and a total of 62 were built as both air ambulances and tourers.

Operators

 Belgian Congo
  • Force Publique
    •  France
  • French Air Force

    • Specifications (Ambulance)

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    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)
  • Cruising speed: 165 km/h (103 mph; 89 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi)

    • References

    Caudron C.510 Pélican Wikipedia
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