SUD Aviation
Caravelle
Certified for FS2004 - Autoland Included
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SUD Caravelle / Range - 1,060 mi / Max. Speed -
500 mph/435 knots / Pax = 80
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Specifications
Cockpit
Crew......................................... 3
Seating Capacity.................................... 80
Length.................................................. 31.01 m (101.7 ft)
Wingspan............................................. 34.3 m (112 ft 6 in)
Height.................................................. 8.72 m (28.61 ft)
Typical Empty Weight............................ (24.5 Tons)
MTOW (Max-Take-off Weight)................ (50.7 Tons)
Max. Speed.............................. 805 km/h (500 mph/435 knots)
Service Ceiling...................................... 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Range (Full Payload)..................................... 1,700 km (920 nmi/1,060 mi)
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ROLE
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was the first
short/medium-range jet airliner
produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955. The
Caravelle was one of the most successful European first generation
jetliners, selling throughout Europe and even penetrating the United States
market, with an order for 20 from United Airlines. The Caravelle
established
the aft-mounted-engine, clean-wing design that has since been used on a
wide
variety of aircraft. 282 were built. A distinctive design feature were the
triangular cabin windows which were smaller than conventional
windows but gave the same field of view downwards.
Several models were produced over the lifetime of the
production run,
as the power of the available engines grew and allowed for higher
takeoff weights. By this time most of Sud Aviation's design department
turned to a supersonic transport of the same general size and range as the
Caravelle, naturally naming it the Super-Caravelle; however, this work
would later be merged with similar work at the Bristol Aeroplane
Company to produce the Concorde.