The Caudron R.6 was a French reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was a scaled-down version of the Caudron R.4. It eliminated the R.4's nose-gunner and used smaller engines (Le Rhônes of 82 kW). Some 750 of these aircraft were built, three times the production of the original R.4 design.

R.6
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Caudron
Designer Paul Deville
Number built 750

Operators edit

  France

Specifications edit

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Powerplant: 2 × rotary , 82 kW (110 hp) each

Performance

References edit

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 241.