Gourdou-Lesseure GL-30

[lancer21]

I have read with interest that this aircraft ,a racer built in 1920, featured a retractable landing gear. Couldn't find any image or drawing on the www though , so may i ask does anyone have a picture/drawing of this aircraft ? Would be very interesting to see how and where the gear retracted ...

Thank you.

 

[Apophenia]

Two images from Flight, 8 Nov 1923: "A BRISTOL 'JUPITER' MAKES HISTORY IN FRANCE: Over 223 m.p.h. in Gourdou-Leseurre Monoplane". http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1923/1923%20-%200681.html

 

[Retrofit]

From the book "The Speed Seekers" by Thomas G. Foxworth.

 

[lancer21]

Thanks for your help Apophenia and Retrofit, very interesting little aeroplane.