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Lelièvre Monoplane 1912-13
The designer of this rather unusual aeroplane was one of the earliest French enthusiast pilots with a French Brevet number of 29. Lieutenant Eugene Lelièvre of the 5th Artillery Regiment conceived a monoplane that was built by Vendôme. A contemporary postcard records the first flight as 1 March 1913.
The pilot entered the aeroplane plane by means of a narrow side door opening. The engine was installed very low and drove the large propeller placed higher up alongside the wing via a chain (see patent drawing attached). The monoplane flew several times to Issy-les-Moulineaux in early 1913 and crashed a few months later, in the August.
Only the single example was built.
General characteristics
Engine: 50 h.p.
Wing Span: 9.5 m
Wing Area: 22 sq m
Sources:
Pioniere der Fruhen Luftfahrt by Schmitt and Schwipps (Gondrom) ISBN 3-8112-1189-7
The designer of this rather unusual aeroplane was one of the earliest French enthusiast pilots with a French Brevet number of 29. Lieutenant Eugene Lelièvre of the 5th Artillery Regiment conceived a monoplane that was built by Vendôme. A contemporary postcard records the first flight as 1 March 1913.
The pilot entered the aeroplane plane by means of a narrow side door opening. The engine was installed very low and drove the large propeller placed higher up alongside the wing via a chain (see patent drawing attached). The monoplane flew several times to Issy-les-Moulineaux in early 1913 and crashed a few months later, in the August.
Only the single example was built.
General characteristics
Engine: 50 h.p.
Wing Span: 9.5 m
Wing Area: 22 sq m
Sources:
Pioniere der Fruhen Luftfahrt by Schmitt and Schwipps (Gondrom) ISBN 3-8112-1189-7