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In 1916 C.E.P. Gourdou and J.A. Leseurre worked on ways of reducing aircraft drag, and eventually encapsulated their findings in a patent filed 9 January 1917, describing a parasol-winged fighter.…
Known chiefly as designer of light aircraft, 1925-30 and 1946-7. Early group included T.9 cabin monoplane made by Hanriot. Post-war crop made by Roche Aviation included 2 low-wing cabin machines,…
Ing. J. Guillemain specialized in ambulance aircraft. JG.40 high-wing all-metal machine for 4 patients completed Villacoublay with Salmson 9Ab5 but re-engined 120-hp Lorraine 5Pc before flight 7 March 1931 for…
Bruno Guimbal of Eurocopter France is developing Cabri G2 2-seat helicopter (11 April 1992).
René Hanriot was pioneer constructor/aviator, retiring 1913. Returned after outbreak of war to form Aéroplanes Hanriot et Cie, first major contract being over 2,500 Sopwith 1A2/1B2 (1½-Strutter). Emile Dupont designed…
This major helicopter operator displayed Girhel 2-seat winged autogyro at 1959 Paris airshow, never developed.
Paris-Héliport-based company which designed helicopter powered by Palouste feeding air to cold tip jets, flown 1976. Second prototype with Astazou-driven compressor flown 1984. New management formed in Montreal to build…
Working in Morocco (chief engineer, Casablanca aero club), Emile Hennion completed Type II 28 August 1939; side-by-side low-wing monoplane (40-hp Train).
Company formed (by Aerospatiale 51% and Dassault 49%) to be national 51.6% shareholder in Euro-Hermespace SA, prime contractor for Hermes spacecraft.
Réne Hirsch produced MAéRCH.100 3-seat monoplane designed to fly smoothly through turbulent air, with 2 x 90-hp Regnier (15 June 1954).
HUMBERT AVIATION Humbert's most recent design is the Tétras, although the earlier Moto du Ciel, designed in 1984, remains available.
Avions Hurel-Dubois formed 1948 at rue Chappe, Paris, to develop Maurice Hurel’s belief in wings of very high aspect ratio. H.D.10 research aircraft with aspect ratio 30 built by Pierre…
ISSOIRE AVIATION Issoire Aviation was established in 1978 as a successor to Wassmer Aviation. Its subsidiary, Rex Composites, is responsible for carbon fibre airframes. Current product is the APM-20/21 lightplane,…
J. Despretz, Morlaix, built J-13 Flash tandem (backstagger) biplane (August 1964); name from French pronunciation of JD.
Société des Avions Jodel formed at Beaune March 1946 by MM. Edouard Joly and Jean Delemontez to repair light aircraft and gliders; then produced D.9 Bébé-Jodel (January 1948), D.10 Jodel-Club,…
JURCA AIR FORCE-COMITÉ MARCEL JURCA M Marcel Jurca (1921-2001) designed a series of high-performance light aircraft and replicas of Second World War fighters over a period of 55 years. Most…
Louis Béchereau, pioneer constructor, devised patented form of lightweight monocoque construction, collaborated with Kellner (motor bodybuilders) and produced fuselages for Blériot-SPAD 510 fighter. Same partnership built 3 experimental aircraft with…
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