Caudron C-445 Goeland "French Service"

The aircraft was created due to the demand for a fast, economical and comfortable transport aircraft. The first C.440 took off on June 17, 1935 and initial tests confirmed the extremely successful design.
The eight-seater aircraft with a cabin for two pilots was powered by two air-cooled inline six-cylinder Renault Bengal Six engines, each with an output of 132 kW.
This was followed by three examples of the C.441 with more powerful Renault 6Q-01 engines, each with 162 kW, which were also installed in the subsequent civilian version of the C.444.
The C.445 prototype, which was also flown in 1936 with 6Q engines, had a wing with an increased lift of 1°. A long-distance racing machine modified from the C.445 was given the designation C.445R.
The C.448 variant was again equipped with more powerful 6Q-02 and 6Q-03 engines, each with 176 kW, and its take-off weight increased from 3500 kg to 3700 kg.

Plastic model kit

• with resin parts

Decal options

• Caudron 445 Goéland of a Polish training unit, France 1940
• Caudron 445 Goéland, Aeronavalé, Rochenfort, France, May 1940
• Caudron 445 Goéland, La Sénia, Algeria, January 1943
• Caudron 445 Goéland, former Vichy transport aircraft, 1944

Scale 1:72

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included