Editing Sud Aviation Caravelle (section)

{{Short description|French twin-jet narrow-body airliner produced 1958–1972}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name = Caravelle
 |image = File:Sud SE-210 Caravelle III, F-BHRS, Air France Manteufel-1.jpg
 |caption = Caravelle III
 |type = [[Narrow-body aircraft|Narrow-body]] [[jet airliner]]
 |manufacturer = [[Sud Aviation]]
 |designer =
 |national_origin = France
 |first_flight = 27 May 1955
 |introduction = 26 April 1959 with [[Scandinavian Airlines]]
 |retired = 2005
 |status =  Retired
 |primary_user = [[Air France]]<!-- List only one user; for military aircraft, this is a nation or a service arm. Please DON'T add flag templates, as they limit horizontal space. -->
 |more_users = [[Scandinavian Airlines]] <br/> [[Swissair]] <br/> [[Finnair]]<!-- Limited to THREE (3) "more users" here (4 total users). -->
 |produced = 1958–1972<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sud SE-210 Caravelle|url=http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=372|work=Airliners.net|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref> 
 |number_built = 282
 |variants =
}}

The '''Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle''' is a French [[jet airliner]] produced by [[Sud Aviation]].
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It was developed by [[SNCASE]] in the early 1950s, and made its [[maiden flight]] on May 27, 1955. It included some [[de Havilland]] designs and components developed for the [[de Havilland Comet]], the first jet airliner. SNCASE merged into the larger Sud Aviation conglomerate before the aircraft entered revenue service on April 26, 1959, with [[Scandinavian Airlines System]] (SAS); 282 were built until production ended in 1972. It was ordered by airlines on every continent and operated until its retirement in 2005.

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The short-range, five-abreast airliner is powered by two aft-mounted [[Rolls-Royce Avon]] turbojet engines, allowing a clean low wing.
The configuration was later retained in many [[narrow-body aircraft]] and [[regional jet]]s.
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The initial I, III and VI variants could seat 90 to 99 passengers over {{Convert|1,650 to 2,500|km|mi nmi}}.
The later, slightly longer 10/11 variants could seat 99 to 118 passengers over   {{Convert|2,800 to 3,300|km|mi nmi}} and were powered by [[Pratt & Whitney JT8D]] low-bypass turbofans.
The stretched Caravelle 12 could seat 131 over {{Convert|3,200|km|mi nmi}}.