Caudron Typhon
The Caudron C.640 Typhon was a 1930s French high-speed single-seat monoplane utility aircraft built by Caudron-Renault. History
Similar in concept to the de Havilland DH.88 Comet the Typhon (en: Typhoon) was designed by Georges Otfinovsky and Marcel Riffard for use on long-range postal routes. The first aircraft first flew on 17 June 1935. The aircraft was a twin-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction. Seven C.640s were built. The Typhon established 5000 km speed records. It was not a success in operation as its flexible wings experienced buffeting and vibration problems. Variants
C.640 Typhon - production model with Renault 6Q engines, 7 built. C.641 Typhon - record breaking version with raised canopy and increased fuel capacity, 2 built. C.670 Typhon - prototype high-speed bomber version with a crew of three, similar to the C.640 but with increased dimensions and weights, one built. Operators

French Air Force

Romanian Air Force

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1930s French mailplanes
1930s French civil utility aircraft
C.640
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1935
Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft