The Caudron R.11, was a French three-seat twin-engine long range escort fighter biplane developed and produced by Caudron during the First World War.
Caudron R.11
Caudron R.XI posed for official type photos, showing large balanced rudder and fin.
R.XI nose and engine nacelle detail
Caudron R.11 drawing
The Société des Avions Caudron was a French aircraft company founded in 1909 as the Association Aéroplanes Caudron Frères by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. It was one of the earliest aircraft manufacturers in France and produced planes for the military in both World War I and World War II. From 1933 onwards, it was a subsidiary of Renault.
A Caudron seaplane, being hoisted on board La Foudre in April 1914
Renault used its successes on aviation to promote its core automotive business