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André Starck flew Chanute-type gliders pre-First World War, and a Mignet Pou 1935. Then designed AS.10 tandem-seat biplane, followed by AS.20 tandem-wing (narrow-gap biplane) flown 23 October 1942. Formed Avions…
René Stern, 57730 Folschviller, flew ST 80 Balade low-wing single-seater 17 July 1983, plans and kits marketed.
Formed 1 March 1957 by merger of Sud-Est Aviation and Ouest-Aviation. Largest programme SE.210 Caravelle (27 May 1955); other important tasks completion of production of SO.4050 Vautour IIA, IIB and…
Formed by renaming SNCASE 1 September 1956. On 1 March 1957 merged with Ouest-Aviation to form Sud-Aviation.
René Tampier, inventor ot Bloctube carburettor, produced roadable biplane 1921 and refined version 1922 with 300-hp Hispano for flight and auxiliary engine for land travel. In 1924 produced T.4 2-seat…
Motorboat-builder Alphonse Tellier produced at least 6 aircraft 1909-16 before testing T.2 flying-boat (June 1916), developed into better T.3 (January 1917) with 200-hp HS8b, Tellier building 53 and Nieuport 47.…
Etablissements E. Train formed at beginning of century to produce many light engineering designs, which in 1911 began to include a series of landplanes and (1912) seaplanes. From 1930, mainly…
Aviation subsidiary of car and engineering firm (Concorde test pilot André Turcat is same family) produced several early aircraft designed by Ing. Odier, several examples built of tractor biplane with…
Jean Van Lith produced Type VI 2/3-seat high-wing cabin aircraft (30 August 1959).
Raoul Vendôme et Cie produced at least 12 different monoplanes and biplanes 1906-16, including 1909 Vendôme III with variable wing area. Final design 1916 observation biplane with 2 Gnomes in…
Ateliers d'Aviation François Villiers founded 1924 by previous proprietor of airline Les Grands Express Aériens. In 1925 leased most of Letord factory at Meudon, subsequently producing 26 types, most sesquiplanes…
Car manufacturer which after 1918 did various Government jobs, and in 1923-5 built Pescara Nos. 3 and 4 helicopters.
At Aérodrome de Pau built VB-20 Isard 2-seat monoplane (9 August 1965). No news since 1969 of 5 aircraft of new type by Vintras, first supposed to fly 1969.
Gabriel Voisin, assisted by brother Charles, built kites from about 1895, using Hargrave-type boxkite configuration. Built gliders for their use and for sale from 1904, assisted by Ernest Archdeacon and…
VOLIRIS SARL Voliris was formed in February 1999. A prototype of its first product, the Voliris 900, flew on 26 June 2003.
Société des Etablissements Benjamin Wassmer founded 1905, began aircraft production at Issoire 1945 building Jodel under licence. Developed De Luxe Jodel-Wassmer D.120 Paris-Nice, followed with WA-40 Super IV (or Sancy)…
Charles Weymann built 2 biplanes 1916-18, one having all-metal wings. Formed Soc. Weymann Le Père 1929, equal partnership with Georges Le Père (see Engineering Division; Packard Lepère), taking over Avimeta…
When crippled Michel Wibault’s home city of Lille was occupied 1914 he was permitted to stay, and passed time by building a wind tunnel and testing models. In 1917 he…
BTZ (Bureau Technique Zborowski) formed after Second World War by Count von Zborowski to develop various patented ideas, notably annular-wing VTOL aircraft; this realized in SNECMA Coléoptère (6 May 1959).
Commercial company formed Paris 1896, which began constructing aeroplanes of general Voisin type 1909, designing S2 2-seater 1912.
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