Caudron Simoun

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.

Variants C.500 Simoun IExperimental, one built. C.520 SimounExperimental, one built. C.620 Simoun IVExperimental, one built. C.630 SimounInitial production version with Renault Bengali 6Pri engine, 20 built. C.631 SimounModified version with a Renault 6Q-01 engine, three built. C.632 SimounSimilar to C.631, one built. C.633 SimounModified fuselage with a Renault 6Q-07 engine, 6 built. C.634 SimounModified wing and take-off weight with either a Renault 6Q-01 or Renault 6Q-09 engine, 3 built. C.635 SimounImproved cabin layout and either a Renault 6Q-01 or Renault 6Q-09 engine, 46 built and conversions from earlier versions. C.635M SimounMilitary version with either a Renault 6Q-09 or Renault 6Q-19 engine, 489 built.

Operators

Belgian Air Force

Air Bleu Armée de l'Air Aeronavale

Luftwaffe (small numbers)Ketley, Barry, and Rolfe, Mark. Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935–1945: Luftwaffe Training Units and their Aircraft (Aldershot, GB: Hikoki Publications, 1996), p.11.

Royal Hungarian Air Force

Royal Air Force No. 267 Squadron RAF

United States Navy

Specifications (C.630)

Caudron Simoun

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