Caudron C.61

The prototype of the Caudron C.61 civil transport appeared in 1921. It was a three-bay biplane of wooden construction with fabric covering, powered by three 112kW Hispano-Suiza engines. Pilot and co-pilot were seated in open side-by-side cockpits aft of the nose engine; behind them were the freight hold and, to the rear, a cabin for six passengers. Landing gear comprised two twin-wheel main units and a tail skid, plus a single wheel under the nose to prevent the aircraft from nosing-over on landing.

Twelve production C.61s were powered by Hispano-Suiza 8Ac engines and had an enlarged cabin for eight passengers. Six aircraft were purchased by the Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de; Navigation Aerienne and operated a route between Bucharest and Belgrade from 1923 onwards. The remaining C.61s were flown by various French companies, one being lost in an accident when it came down at sea.