SNCAO designations (CAO-)

[c460]

SNCAO was a short-lived company originating from the nationalization of Loire-Nieuport and Breguet factories. It had design studies in Issy-les-Moulineaux (former Nieuport), using even numbers (200, 400...), and in Saint-Nazaire (former Loire), using odd numbers.

- CAO.200 fighter, 1 built
- CAO.30, ex LN.30 pusher flying-boat, 2 built
- CAO.300, series version of CAO.30, none built
- CAO.400 observation (T3), two Lorraine Algol, not finished
- CAO.500 seaplane fighter project
- CAO.600 carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber, two 14M engines, 1 built
- CAO.700 four-engine bomber, 1 built
- CAO.720 four-engine transport aircraft project
- CAO.810 single-engined dive bomber project
- CAO.900 two-engine high-wing amphibian
- CAO.1000 carrier-borne fighter project

See also this thread on CAO projects:
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6867.0

Additions and comments are welcome.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

there was also SNCAO CAO.1100,COA.1200,COA.1300 & COA.1400,but unknown designs,later
I will speak about it in details

 

[hesham]

As I promised,for SNCAO;

CAO.200 was a single seat low-wing fighter prototype,developed from Loire-Nieuport LN-60,powered by
one 860 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y-51 engine
CAO.30 was ex LN-30,a two-seat parasol wing trainer flying boat,powered by one 280 hp Salmson 9ABa radial
pusher engine
CAO.300 was a developed version of CAO.30,powered by 320 hp Hispano-Suiza 9ABa radial pusher engine
CAO.400 was a three-seat inverted high cantilever wing army co-operation and observation monoplane,in T3 contest
powered by two 430 hp Lorrain 9N engines,never completed
CAO.500 was a single seat low-wing float seaplane fighter Project,took many components of CAO.200,powered
by one Hispano-Suiza 12Y or 12 X engine,in HC.1 tender
CAO.600 was a three-seat high inverted gull wing torpedo bomber and recce monoplane,had a twin tail fin,
powered by two 680 hp Gnome Rhone 14M engines,prototype
CAO.700 was a five-seat mid-wing heavy bomber monoplane,of all-metal construction and twin tail fin,powered
by four 1140 hp Gnome-Rhone 14N-48 or N-49 engines,prototype
CAO.700M was torpedo bomber Project version,powered by the same engines,and could carry two torpedo
CAO.710 was a second prototype,powered by four 1320 hp Gnome-Rhone 14 R-2/3 engine,but these engines
must drive more propellers large diameter,had to extend the wingspan and increase the wing area,soon
abandoned
CAO.720 was a low-wing 22 passenger medium transport/airliner monoplane,had a single-tail fin and the
fuselage was of circular section,the aircraft was to cross at 8,000 m,about 50 % completed but cancelled
in 1940
CAO.800 was a two-seat low-mid-wing dive bomber monoplane Project,in BP.2 category,had twin tail fin,powered
by one 890 hp Hispano-Suiza 12 Y engine,based on LN-411
CAO.810 was developed from CAO.800,the shape of tailplane monoplane biderive,it is characterized by a fuselage
in the shape of a camel's back,this shape was because the bombs were carried in the hold and the cockpit was
raised to improve the pilot's visibility,estimated speed of 535 km/h,powered by the same engine as above
CAO.900 was a 18 passenger transport amphibian flying boat monoplane Project,had a hull aircraft topped with a
monoplane wing attached to the fuselage by a hut,the wing had a part rectangular central which carried both
650 hp Gnome-Rhône 14 M engines placed at the leading edge, and parts trapezoidal external,these external parlies wore balancing balloons
CAO.1000 was a single seat seaplane fighter Project for A80 Program,developed from CAO.500,with a folding wing reducing its lateral dimensions to 4.60m,with the same engine,had estimated speed of 542 km/h
CAO.1100 was unknown Project
CAO.1200 maybe a single seat fighter Project,need confirm
CAO.1300 was unknown Project
CAO.1400 maybe a single seat fighter Project,need confirm