Caudron C. 561

[First time Juke]

Did this racer ever visit Reno air races ?

Last pic is C 461.

[Big_Jim]

Re: Caudron C. 561

Didi this racer ever visit Reno air races ?

Last pic is C 461.

No, Juke. You're about 30 years off on your timing. The Caudron 561 that you highlighted was a 1930's racer, and Reno didn't start until 1964.

The only Caudron racer to ever visit the National Air Races was the C. 460 in 1936.

There is a full-scale replica that was launched in 2009, but to my knowledge it has never made an appearance at Reno for display.

[Race5]

Re: Caudron C. 561

No, Juke. You're about 30 years off on your timing. The Caudron 561 that you highlighted was a 1930's racer, and Reno didn't start until 1964.

The only Caudron racer to ever visit the National Air Races was the C. 460 in 1936.

There is a full-scale replica that was launched in 2009, but to my knowledge it has never made an appearance at Reno for display.

It didn't. I wish it would have though, would have loved to see it before it went across the pond.

[stuntflyr]

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It's back, it's Tom Wathen's and I saw it last summer at Fla-Bob.
Chris...

[First time Juke]

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It's back, it's Tom Wathen's and I saw it last summer at Fla-Bob.
Chris...

C 460; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8EbyGPFpa4

[C_roundy]

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Outstanding link Juke, she is so pretty in the air, that it makes me wanna' run up on her!

(either that, or mate her properly with Howard's H-1 racer)

Best Regards, Chuck

[First time Juke]

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What races did C 460 attented to..Thompson trophy ?

c460, c461 and c561 are all different racers; http://type-01.blogspot.fi/2008/11/v...r-le-c461.html

http://www.aviafrance.com/caudron-c-461-aviation-france-9943.htm

[C_roundy]

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What races did C 460 attented to..Thompson trophy ?

Is this a test? - I wonder because I actually know this stuff, (if you hypnotized me into remembering it)!!!

Screw that,

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/1936-National-Air-Races-Logo-Posters_i5053749_.htm

and that, http://www.dmairfield.com/events_air_races.php

and this: http://www.clevelandairshow.com/pres...tlairraces.htm

for starters.

Hey, I'm curious, in your country do they have a saying similar to "do not mess with the bull, or you might get the horns" ??????

[Leo]

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I thought there was a Caudron in the civvie hangar across from the formula hangar a few years ago?
If not, what replica was it? I did not put any effort into figuring it out at the time (or simply asking...).

[stuntflyr]

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Miles Mew Gull, a couple of years ago came over from England and ran with the Turner Meteor flown by Skip Holm.
Chris...

[Leo]

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Thanks!

[First time Juke]

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Is this a test? - I wonder because I actually know this stuff, (if you hypnotized me into remembering it)!!!

Screw that,

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/1936-National-Air-Races-Logo-Posters_i5053749_.htm

and that, http://www.dmairfield.com/events_air_races.php

and this: http://www.clevelandairshow.com/pres...tlairraces.htm

for starters.

Hey, I'm curious, in your country do they have a saying similar to "do not mess with the bull, or you might get the horns" ??????

I don't think we have that saying...thanks for the links...I had no idea the races were held in LA in 1936.

[First time Juke]

Re: Caudron C. 561

C 461 seems to be ½ metre longer than 561 since it has lighter smaller 6 cylinder engine...as 561 had 12 cylinder engine.

[First time Juke]

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How hard would it be to fly this since you do not see forward at all ?

[Lockheed Bob]

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The French had a Caudron C-460 that won the Greve & Thompson races in 1936. It had a system where prior to the race air was pumped into the spinner causing the blades to go into low pitch. On takeoff a valve slowly let air out of the spinner allowing prop pitch to increase. It did speed dashes at 273.773 mph. Pictures of it are in Reed Kinerts Vol III Series #1,page 55. The plane & pilot was gov't subsidized & the US pilots put up such a beef that the plane never came back again. The plane was all wood.