The Caudron C.690 was a single-seat training aircraft developed in France in the late 1930s to train fighter pilots to handle high-performance aircraft. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane that bore a strong resemblance to designer Marcel Riffard's racer designs of the same period. Caudron attempted to attract overseas sales for the aircraft, but this resulted in orders for only two machines - one from Japan, and the other from the USSR. In the meantime, the first of two prototypes was destroyed in a crash that killed René Paulhan, Caudron's chief test pilot.
Despite this, the "Armée de l'Air" eventually showed interest in the type, and ordered a batch of a slightly refined design. The first of these was not delivered until April 1939, and only 15 C.690Ms were supplied before the outbreak of war.
Specifications (C.690M).
"Data from" Les Caudron-Renault d'EntrainementGeneral characteristics* Crew: One pilot* Length: * Wingspan: * Wing area: * Empty weight: * Gross weight: * Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Q-05
Performance* Maximum speed: (, ) * Stall speed: (, ) * Range: (, ) * Service ceiling: * Rate of climb: 
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