The Caudron G.2 was a single-engined
French biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
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 ...
, used in
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
as a
reconnaissance
In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities.
Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops ( skirmishe ...
aircraft and
trainer.
Development
The outbreak of World War I precipitated the need for military applications of the successful Caudron Type G, leading to the creation of the G.2.
[van der Linden, R., 2016. ''Milestones of Flight: The Epic of Aviation with the National Air and Space Museum.'' Minneapolis: Quarto Publishing Group.] The Caudron G.2 had a short crew
nacelle
A nacelle ( ) is a "streamlined body, sized according to what it contains", such as an engine, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. When attached by a pylon entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached ...
, with a single
engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
in the nose of the nacelle, and an open tailboom truss. It was of
sesquiplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While a ...
layout, and used
wing warping
Wing warping was an early system for lateral (roll) control of a fixed-wing aircraft. The technique, used and patented by the Wright brothers, consisted of a system of pulleys and cables to twist the trailing edges of the wings in opposite direc ...
for lateral control. The wings of the Caudron had scalloped trailing edges that were to become a trademark of the aircraft.
[Treadwell, T.C., 2011. ''British & Allied Aircraft Manufacturers of the First World War.'' Stroud: Auberley Publishing]
Operational history
Ten Caudron G.2s were produced, with five being assigned to ''Escadrille Caudron Monoplace 39'', four being delivered to the Australian Flying Corps, and one going to the Royal Naval Air Service.
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Specifications
See also
References
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* Kalevi Keskinen, Kyösti Partonen, Kari Stenman: ''Suomen Ilmavoimat I 1918-27'', 2005. .
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G.2
1910s French military reconnaissance aircraft
1910s French military trainer aircraft
Sesquiplanes
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Aircraft first flown in 1913
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