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FSX / FS2004 Caudron C450 "Rafale" Hélène Boucher, 1934

Caudron C450 “Rafale” recreates Hélène Boucher’s 1934 French racing icon with smooth animations, authentic lines, and a full custom 2D panel built around stock gauges. Updated for FSX and FS2004, it captures the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe spirit and includes a pilot figure with her likeness for period character.

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A vintage French newspaper article features a black-and-white photo of a woman pilot beside her racing aircraft, surrounded by onlookers.

A person wearing a vintage flight helmet and goggles looks to the right, shown in a sepia-toned portrait on a magazine cover.

A vintage aircraft cockpit displays analog gauges and a metal canopy frame, with blue sky and coastline visible through the windshield.

A vintage low-wing racing aircraft with the number 13 painted on its fuselage and wing sits on a grassy field.

A commemorative bronze medallion displays a pilot wearing goggles on one side and an overhead view of an aircraft with text on the other.

A vintage airmail envelope features a sepia portrait of a pilot in flight gear, commemorative stamps, and Paris-Baghdad postal markings.

A yellowed French newspaper clipping lists Hélène Boucher’s aviation speed and altitude records, with several numerical details and visible creases.

A blue vintage racing aircraft with the number 15 taxis on a grassy field, with classic cars and spectators in the background.

A woman in a flight suit sits on the wing of a single-engine propeller aircraft parked on grass.

A blue Caudron Renault C.450 aircraft with the number 13 taxis on a grassy field near vintage cars and spectators.

A pilot wearing a flight suit and parachute climbs into the cockpit of a low-wing monoplane parked on grass.

A blue single-engine racing aircraft with the number 13 taxis on a grassy field near vintage cars and several spectators.

A person wearing vintage leather flight gear and goggles smiles at the camera on the cover of a French sports magazine dated August 1934.

Several men in coats and hats examine the wreckage of a small aircraft at night, with debris scattered on the ground.

Several people gather inside a large hangar where multiple numbered vintage aircraft are being inspected and worked on.

A person wearing vintage aviator goggles and a helmet stands in the foreground with a propeller aircraft and clouds behind them.

A person in a flight suit stands in front of a single-engine aircraft with the name Helene Boucher on the fuselage.

A vintage newspaper clipping shows a single-propeller racing aircraft with the number 13 and a pilot seated in the cockpit.

A single-propeller aircraft with its engine running sits on grass near several people and hangars under a clear sky.

A commemorative envelope features an illustrated female aviator in flight gear, a vintage aircraft, a purple aviation-themed stamp, and a Paris postmark dated 1972.

A single-propeller taildragger aircraft sits on grass near several hangars, with a red arrow and French text pointing to its wing.

A low-wing racing aircraft with the number 13 taxis on a grassy field, raising dust behind its main wheels.

A crowd gathers around a single-engine, low-wing aircraft parked on grass, with several people wearing coats and hats nearby.

A small jet aircraft climbs steeply after takeoff while four uniformed figures observe from the edge of a runway.

A vintage book cover features a black-and-white portrait of a pilot in flight gear and large red cursive French text.

A single-propeller taildragger aircraft with a streamlined fuselage and canopy sits on grass with a person standing beside the cockpit.

A dark blue single-propeller racing aircraft with the number 13 on its fuselage flies against a clear sky with wispy clouds.

A person in a flight suit stands in front of a single-engine low-wing aircraft labeled Helene Boucher on a grassy field.

A single-seat, low-wing racing aircraft with the number 8 on the fuselage taxis through tall grass with its propeller spinning.

A single-seat racing aircraft with the number 13 painted on its fuselage and wing sits on a flat grassy field.

A pilot wearing vintage flight gear looks upward with a propeller aircraft flying in the cloudy sky behind her.

A commemorative envelope features an illustration of a female aviator in goggles and a scarf with a blue monoplane flying overhead.

Several people stand among trees near the wreckage of a small aircraft, with broken fuselage sections and debris visible on the ground.

A commemorative envelope features an illustration of a female aviator in goggles and helmet, with a vintage aircraft flying above her.

A single-engine, low-wing monoplane with the number 13 on its fuselage flies low above grass with trees in the background.

A person wearing a leather flight helmet and goggles over a thick turtleneck sweater looks forward with a neutral expression.

A single-engine low-wing aircraft with a floral wreath on its nose is parked on the tarmac as people stand nearby.

A blue Caudron racing aircraft taxis on a grassy airfield with several people and vintage cars gathered in the background.

A pilot wearing vintage flight gear smiles in the foreground while a single-propeller aircraft flies low above trees in the background.

A light blue model aircraft with registration F-AMVB is mounted on a wooden stand against a backdrop of partly cloudy sky.

A pilot wearing a flight suit and goggles stands in front of an aircraft displaying the words Caudron-Renault and technical specifications.

A dark blue vintage racing aircraft with the number 13 on its fuselage is parked on a grassy field under a partly cloudy sky.

A single-engine, low-wing monoplane with a tailwheel sits on grass, featuring a closed canopy and a visible propeller.

A dark blue vintage racing aircraft with the number 13 on its fuselage flies against a clear sky with wispy clouds.

Version 2 to fix the small bug occurred with older gauges.Adapted for FSX compatibility from my former FS2004 plane. Contains all the usual features (moving parts, etc, and even Hélène's face in the pilot seat). This French racer was built in 1934, originally for the "Coupe Deutch de la Meurthe" trophy. But this plane was also - and above all - the one used by the french female pilot Hélène Boucher to smash, during the summer of 1934, several very historical speed records - over 400 km/h - that made the young woman enter the legend, only a few weeks before her death in the crash of her personal plane ... Complete package with custom 2D panel (an original bitmap by me, using mainly stock gauges). No virtual cockpit. Designed by Pat Grange.

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Caudron_C450_FSX_V2.zip

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4.52 MB

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
Caudron Rafale FSX V2	01.14.07	0 B
Aircraft.cfg	01.11.07	11.63 kB
Caudron Rafale.air	10.07.06	8.05 kB
file_id.diz	01.14.07	1000 B
model	01.13.07	0 B
Caudron Rafale.mdl	11.05.06	275.77 kB
Model.cfg	10.08.06	31 B
Panel	01.14.07	0 B
Panel.cfg	01.14.07	2.13 kB
panelcaudron_background_1024.bmp	10.21.06	769.05 kB
Thumbs.db	01.14.07	5.00 kB
Panel Rafale.JPG	01.14.07	104.71 kB
readme.txt	01.14.07	5.04 kB
screenshot.JPG	10.27.06	33.26 kB
sound	01.13.07	0 B
Sound.cfg	01.07.07	38 B
texture	01.13.07	0 B
Arc prop 2.bmp	08.21.06	65.05 kB
Arcenciel1.bmp	10.09.06	257.05 kB
caudronrafale.bmp	10.25.06	1.00 MB
thumbnail.JPG	01.11.07	4.58 kB
Thumbs.db	01.11.07	22.50 kB
Thumbs.db	01.14.07	13.00 kB
docs	01.13.07	0 B
25.jpg	10.02.06	32.56 kB
accident.jpg	10.02.06	41.16 kB
aerogr1.jpg	10.16.06	63.83 kB
ae_1_b.jpg	10.02.06	25.02 kB
Aredier.jpg	10.16.06	25.84 kB
boh036.jpg	10.16.06	55.19 kB
boucher01b.jpg	10.02.06	5.94 kB
boucher02b.jpg	10.02.06	19.23 kB
boucher_fdc_500.jpg	10.02.06	33.93 kB
boucher_pg_001_1000.jpg	10.02.06	160.16 kB
boucher_pg_002_500.jpg	10.02.06	39.79 kB
caudron-deflexion.jpg	10.02.06	42.24 kB
caudron02.jpg	10.02.06	52.00 kB
caudron1.jpg	10.02.06	62.43 kB
caudron2.jpg	10.02.06	28.00 kB
caudron3.jpg	10.02.06	35.96 kB
caudron4.jpg	10.02.06	43.07 kB
caudronrafale.jpg	10.02.06	22.32 kB
constat.jpg	10.02.06	67.88 kB
dbmedaille.jpg	10.16.06	59.71 kB
FD010.jpg	10.02.06	50.91 kB
gisc.jpg	10.05.06	30.82 kB
gisc2.jpg	10.05.06	39.59 kB
gisc3.jpg	10.05.06	47.94 kB
gisc4.jpg	10.05.06	51.49 kB
gisc5.jpg	10.05.06	39.60 kB
gisc6.jpg	10.05.06	30.82 kB
gisc7.jpg	10.05.06	39.59 kB
helene17.jpg	10.16.06	10.97 kB
hlne_boucher large.jpg	10.02.06	83.85 kB
h_l_ne_boucher.jpg	10.02.06	33.98 kB
image13.jpg	10.02.06	25.67 kB
luchtvaart_c450.jpg	10.02.06	6.98 kB
marabout.jpg	10.16.06	22.31 kB
matchp.jpg	10.16.06	45.67 kB
maxi-p-2803.jpg	10.25.06	20.43 kB
peg023.jpg	10.02.06	8.65 kB
pelerin.jpg	10.16.06	99.63 kB
poster.jpg	10.02.06	50.12 kB
premierjour.jpg	10.16.06	39.87 kB
rafale c.jpg	10.02.06	4.83 kB
record02.jpg	10.02.06	26.13 kB
records2.jpg	10.16.06	53.53 kB
records3.jpg	10.16.06	109.29 kB
records4.jpg	10.16.06	57.36 kB
records5.jpg	10.16.06	37.86 kB
Thumbs.db	01.12.07	219.50 kB
file_id.diz	01.14.07	1000 B
Gauges	01.14.07	0 B
douglas_dc3.cab	06.13.03	1.31 MB
fs9gps.cab	06.13.03	296.71 kB
fw190a.gau	04.18.01	777.00 kB
SimIcons1024.cab	06.13.03	19.24 kB
Panel Rafale.JPG	01.14.07	104.71 kB
readme.txt	01.14.07	5.04 kB
screenshot.JPG	10.27.06	33.26 kB
Thumbs.db	01.14.07	8.50 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B