In 1936, engineer Marcel Riffard, chief designer of Société des Avions Caudron, developed the project for the light multi-purpose aircraft Caudron C.800 Ramier. This was a wooden two-seater cantilever low-wing monoplane, equipped with a 60 hp Train 6T six-cylinder engine. Its simple and inexpensive design (the aircraft was planned to sell for only 38,000 francs) could have been accessible to a wide range of aviation enthusiasts.
A Promising Design
That same year, a full-size mock-up of the C.800 (with registration number F-AYOW) was displayed at the Grand Palais air show. Despite everything being ready for the construction of a prototype, Caudron’s capacity was entirely occupied by military orders, and the project was canceled.
The C.750 Ramier Major Variant
A four-seater modification of the aircraft, the C.750 Ramier Major, also remained only on paper. It was powered by a 140 hp Renault 4 Pei engine and featured a mixed construction, with a wingspan of 11.5 meters and a wing area of 21 m². With a takeoff weight of 1100 kilograms, the C.750 was projected to reach a speed of 225 km/h and fly a distance of 800 kilometers.
The C.800 Legacy
The unused C.800 designation was later passed on after the war to engineer Raymond Jarlaud, who developed the C.800 Epervier sports glider.
Technical Specifications
| Modification | C.800 |
| Wingspan, m | 11.00 |
| Length, m | 8.40 |
| Height, m | 2.32 |
| Wing area, m2 | 17. 20 |
| Engine type | 1 Piston engine Train 6T |
| Power, hp | 1 x 60 |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 170 |
| Practical range, km | 400 |
| Crew | 2 |
Image and diagram gallery of the Caudron C.800 Ramier
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