Caudron 460 (oz15879)

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Caudron 460. Radio control scale model, for electric power with brushless motor. Wingspan 80 cm.

Note for the original posting on the Jivaro-models site, including detailed build notes and lots of excellent pics, see: https://jivaro-models.org/caudron_460_mathieu/page_caudron460.htm

Quote (google-translated): "Tame a legend! Caudron 460, by Mathieu Travani.

No aviation enthusiast can remain indifferent to the purity and finesse of the lines of Caudron aircraft, even less to those of the C.460 which is for me the most beautiful and accomplished of racing aircraft. Caudrons of all types naturally have a certain success with modelers but small-scale reproductions are rare and this is what pushed me to design a small model, easy to build, fly and transport.

The C.460 like all racing Caudrons has a particular geometry with a wingspan identical to its length, resulting in a very long fuselage (a guarantee of stability and precision), voluminous (practical for fitting equipment) and a tapered wing with a small surface area (this is where things get complicated).

Design: The goal was to design an 'easy' plane, both to build and to fly. That's good, the C.460 has simple shapes! The fuselage is built around a 3 mm depron 'body' entirely covered in wood, which provides exemplary rigidity for a contained weight. This construction method also allows the shapes of the original to be faithfully and quickly reproduced and the finishing can be done simply with heat-shrink film, a guarantee of solidity and durability!

For the wings (tiny) same logic, keep it simple! In order to guarantee good flight qualities, the profile is an Eppler 193, it is a safe bet with a relative thickness of 10% and a flat or almost flat intrados. The wings are built on the intrados formwork; in this way, it is impossible to mess up and you quickly obtain very light and sufficiently rigid wings..."

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