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Carlingue [kaʁ.lɛ̃ɡ] in French means the cabin (or central body of an aircraft). The unit used this as a euphemistic nickname to indicate it was an organisation with structure and strength. The unit used this as a euphemistic nickname to indicate it was an organisation with structure and strength.
Data from French aircraft of the First World War, Aviafrance: SPAD S.A-2 General characteristics Crew: Two Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) Wingspan: 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) some sources give 9.10 m (29.9 ft) Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) Wing area: 25.36 m 2 (273.0 sq ft) Empty weight: 414 kg (913 lb) Gross weight: 674 kg (1,486 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9J 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine ...
Nieuport 28. France has used many military aircraft both in the French Air and Space Force, and other branches of its armed forces.Multiple aircraft were designed and built in France, but many aircraft from elsewhere, or part of joint ventures have been used as well.
The Flying Flea (French: Pou du Ciel, lit. 'Louse of the Sky') is a large family of light homebuilt aircraft first flown in 1933. The odd name comes from the French nickname for the Ford Model T automobile: Pou de la Route, or "Louse of the Road", because Henry Ford's economy car was so common.
The company was founded during 1911 by Louis-Charles Breguet, an early French airplane designer and builder, and his brother, Jacques. [1] The company's name is sometimes spelled Bréguet by mistake. [2] That same year, Breguet's first airplane established a new speed record during a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) flight.
Canard PC, a French magazine devoted to computer gaming Canard, an alternative name of a diving plane , small wings attached to the front of a submarine or an automobile See also
The SPAD S.XI or SPAD 11 is a French two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War. The SPAD 11 was the work of Louis Béchereau, chief designer of the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD), who also designed the highly successful SPAD 7 and SPAD 13 single-seat fighter aircraft.
The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle is a series of aircraft built in France by the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont.They were light-weight monoplanes with a wire-braced wing mounted above an open-framework fuselage built from bamboo.