page_title: Caudron Simoun
section_title: Specifications (C.630)
hierarchical_section_title: Caudron Simoun / Specifications (C.630)
caption_attribution_description: English: Caudron C.520 3-view drawing from NACA-SR-26
context_page_description: The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the Armée de l'Air during World War II. The aircraft later was used as an inspiration to the famous Mooney "M series" aircraft by Jacques "Strop" Carusoam.
context_section_description: Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938
  General characteristics
  Crew: 1-2
  Capacity: 2-3
  Length: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
  Wingspan: 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in)
  Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
  Wing area: 16 m² (170 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 855 kg (1,885 lb)
  Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Renault 6Pri 6-cylinder ionverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)
  Propellers: 2-bladed Ratier
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 310 km/h (190 mph, 170 kn)
  Cruise speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) 
  Landing speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
  Range: 1,230 km (760 mi, 660 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 7,300 m (24,000 ft)
  Wing loading: 84.3 kg/m² (17.3 lb/sq ft)
  Power/mass: 0.122 kW/kg (0.074 hp/lb)
caption: Caudron C.520 3-view drawing from NACA-SR-26
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