Emile Taddéoli
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Emile Taddéoli was a Swiss
aviation
pioneer. He was active as a pilot, instructor, test pilot, and also the probably most prominent pioneer using seaplane
s in Switzerland. Taddéoli received the pilot's brevet number 2 issued in Switzerland on October 10, 1910.
and Louis Blériot
, in March 1909 Taddéoli left Switzerland for Mourmelon (F) to learn how to fly at the Ecole d’aviation Blériot. On March 22, 1910, he started his first flight over 1500 metres (4,921.3 ft) in his newly bought Blériot XI
. Despite his relatively low experience he participated, beginning in April 1910, at several flight meetings in Italy, France and Portugal, and proposed by Armand Dufaux
, he overflew Paris on July 18, 1910. Back in Geneva, he started flying around Switzerland, got several prizes (flight over 161 minutes and others) in his Blériot number 8, succeeding again in the first overflight of the canton of Geneva on September 7, 1910.
biplane, from September to October 1910 he became the instruction pilot for Armand Dufaux
and Henri Dufaux
. During the flight meeting in Luzern in September 1910, Emil Taddéoli collided with a line of trees just before landing; he left the wreck of his airplane unhurt; another pilot, Hans Schmid, fatally crashed. This tragic accident started a crisis when the Swiss newspapers denounced what they called an unuseful aerial circus.
At the flight meeting in Brig, he tried to overfly the Alps
for the first time. On a meeting in Bern with six pilots, he succeeded in a flight over 58 minutes at an altitude of 600 metres (1,968.5 ft). On October 10, 1910, Emile Taddéoli received the Swiss pilot's licence number 2; number 1 was issued to Ernest Failloubaz
.
On October 10, 1910, Taddéoli won a generous prize at the flight meeting in Bern after having reached an altitude of 350 metres (1,148.3 ft); this prize and the returns of several demonstration flights – 120 kilometres per hour (74.6 mph) in November 1910, Viry-Lausanne-Blécherette in 60 minutes (80 kilometres (49.7 mi)) on May 31, 1911, overflying Carouge and Geneva at an altitude of 400 metres (1,312.3 ft), the Swiss record in a flight over 125 kilometres (77.7 mi) – allowed him to buy, in April of the following year, a Morane-Borel monoplane
, succeeding in flight meetings among them in Lausanne, Annecy (F), Viry, Lugano, Avenches, Geneva (altitude of 900 metres (2,952.8 ft)), Bern, Planeyse, Dübendorf etc.
biplane equipped with swimmers. On June 24/25, 1911, during a flight meeting in Annecy (F), he crashed in a Dufaux 5
on Lake Geneva. On March 26, 1912, a first takeoff was not successful, and "La Mouette" was destroyed. While taking off to fly from Bern to Biel/Bienne on June 3, 1913, he lost a wheel but the good fortune was again with him. Oskar Bider
witnessed the incident and took off with the wheel to catch up Taddéoli to him of the danger: Taddéoli landed without problems in Bienne. During the following years, Taddeoli went through all joy and sadness of a show pilot. Rewards, further emergency landings, records and incidents succeeded one another, among them a flight race Naples–Rome–Naples and 45 flight meetings within 53 months. His application to join the military aviation troops was rejected because he was married.
For a while he earned his living flying passengers, later he left Switzerland for Sesto Calende on the southern tip of Lago Maggiore where he was hired as test pilot for Savoia in mid-1914. This manufacturer of hydroplanes was the leader in Europe and SIAI S.13
seaplanes was a bestselling aircraft. During these five years of activity, Taddéoli did proceed at the reception and made more than 2,700 flight tests, flying about 150000 kilometres (93,205.9 mi)!
In January 1919, he was pioneering again in crossing the Apennine Mountains
in a seaplane between Sesto Calende and San Remo. On July 12, 1919, with a passenger on board, he flew from Calende on Lago Maggiore to Lake Geneva
in 110 minutes, overflying the Mont Blanc
(4695 metres (15,403.5 ft)) massif in his Savoia S-13.
In July 1919 he became director and chief pilot for Avion Tourisme SA; on October 12, 1919, he started as chief pilot on seaplanes for the latter Ad Astra Aero
S.A. On April 7, 1920, he was pioneering again in crossing the Alps from Lugano to Geneva in 85 minutes with a passenger (Eric Debétaz) on board.
On May 24, 1920, Emile Taddéoli, acting as Ad Astra Aero
's chief pilot for seaplanes, and Y. Giovanelli, his 23 years old mechanic, died during a demonstration flight at an air show in Romanshorn aboard their Savoia S.13 flying boat, disintegrating in flight at an altitude of 700 metres (2,296.6 ft).
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
pioneer. He was active as a pilot, instructor, test pilot, and also the probably most prominent pioneer using seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
s in Switzerland. Taddéoli received the pilot's brevet number 2 issued in Switzerland on October 10, 1910.
Years of the flight pioneers
Emile Taddéoli's passion for engines and mechanics started at a very young age. After some success as cyclist on vélodrome in Varambé (GE) in 1893/94, motorcyclist (he designed a prototype), mechanic and car driver from 1895 to 1909, he was attracted by the aviation that became very popular in Switzerland in 1908/9. Inspired by Alberto Santos-DumontAlberto Santos-Dumont
Alberto Santos-Dumont , was a Brazilian early pioneer of aviation. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, Santos Dumont dedicated himself to science studies in Paris, France, where he spent most of his adult life....
and Louis Blériot
Louis Blériot
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot was a French aviator, inventor and engineer. In 1909 he completed the first flight across a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft, when he crossed the English Channel. For this achievement, he received a prize of £1,000...
, in March 1909 Taddéoli left Switzerland for Mourmelon (F) to learn how to fly at the Ecole d’aviation Blériot. On March 22, 1910, he started his first flight over 1500 metres (4,921.3 ft) in his newly bought Blériot XI
Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is the aircraft in which, on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft . This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the early years of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in...
. Despite his relatively low experience he participated, beginning in April 1910, at several flight meetings in Italy, France and Portugal, and proposed by Armand Dufaux
Armand Dufaux
Armand Dufaux was a Swiss aviation pioneer who became famous for flying the length of Lake Geneva in 1910.He and his brother, Henri Dufaux were natives of Geneva...
, he overflew Paris on July 18, 1910. Back in Geneva, he started flying around Switzerland, got several prizes (flight over 161 minutes and others) in his Blériot number 8, succeeding again in the first overflight of the canton of Geneva on September 7, 1910.
Flight meetings and flight records
In his newly acquired Dufaux 4Dufaux 4
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biplane, from September to October 1910 he became the instruction pilot for Armand Dufaux
Armand Dufaux
Armand Dufaux was a Swiss aviation pioneer who became famous for flying the length of Lake Geneva in 1910.He and his brother, Henri Dufaux were natives of Geneva...
and Henri Dufaux
Henri Dufaux
Henri Dufaux was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
. During the flight meeting in Luzern in September 1910, Emil Taddéoli collided with a line of trees just before landing; he left the wreck of his airplane unhurt; another pilot, Hans Schmid, fatally crashed. This tragic accident started a crisis when the Swiss newspapers denounced what they called an unuseful aerial circus.
At the flight meeting in Brig, he tried to overfly the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
for the first time. On a meeting in Bern with six pilots, he succeeded in a flight over 58 minutes at an altitude of 600 metres (1,968.5 ft). On October 10, 1910, Emile Taddéoli received the Swiss pilot's licence number 2; number 1 was issued to Ernest Failloubaz
Ernest Failloubaz
Ernest Failloubaz was a Swiss aviation pioneer. He received the pilot's brevet number 1 issued in Switzerland on October 11, 1910, and did the first flight in Switzerland of an aircraft built and flown by Swiss citizen.- Life :Ernest Failloubaz' father Jules, a rich wine merchant, died when Ernest...
.
On October 10, 1910, Taddéoli won a generous prize at the flight meeting in Bern after having reached an altitude of 350 metres (1,148.3 ft); this prize and the returns of several demonstration flights – 120 kilometres per hour (74.6 mph) in November 1910, Viry-Lausanne-Blécherette in 60 minutes (80 kilometres (49.7 mi)) on May 31, 1911, overflying Carouge and Geneva at an altitude of 400 metres (1,312.3 ft), the Swiss record in a flight over 125 kilometres (77.7 mi) – allowed him to buy, in April of the following year, a Morane-Borel monoplane
Morane-Borel monoplane
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, succeeding in flight meetings among them in Lausanne, Annecy (F), Viry, Lugano, Avenches, Geneva (altitude of 900 metres (2,952.8 ft)), Bern, Planeyse, Dübendorf etc.
Seaplanes and later years
In June 1911, in co-operation with Edouard Perrot (Edouard Perrot & Cie), Taddéoli started to design the seaplane "La Mouette", and before, began tests with a Dufaux 4Dufaux 4
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biplane equipped with swimmers. On June 24/25, 1911, during a flight meeting in Annecy (F), he crashed in a Dufaux 5
Dufaux 5
The Dufaux 5 is a two-seat airplane built by French-Switzerland aviation pioneers Henri and Armand Dufaux.-Construction and development:After Armand Dufaux had flown over the Geneva for its entire length with the Dufaux 4 on 28 August 1910,and the world record by Louis Blériot was significantly...
on Lake Geneva. On March 26, 1912, a first takeoff was not successful, and "La Mouette" was destroyed. While taking off to fly from Bern to Biel/Bienne on June 3, 1913, he lost a wheel but the good fortune was again with him. Oskar Bider
Oskar Bider
Oskar Bider was a Swiss aviation pioneer.- Life :Oskar Bider grew up in Langenbruck and graduated from the primary school to the district school in Waldenburg...
witnessed the incident and took off with the wheel to catch up Taddéoli to him of the danger: Taddéoli landed without problems in Bienne. During the following years, Taddeoli went through all joy and sadness of a show pilot. Rewards, further emergency landings, records and incidents succeeded one another, among them a flight race Naples–Rome–Naples and 45 flight meetings within 53 months. His application to join the military aviation troops was rejected because he was married.
For a while he earned his living flying passengers, later he left Switzerland for Sesto Calende on the southern tip of Lago Maggiore where he was hired as test pilot for Savoia in mid-1914. This manufacturer of hydroplanes was the leader in Europe and SIAI S.13
SIAI S.13
|-See also:...
seaplanes was a bestselling aircraft. During these five years of activity, Taddéoli did proceed at the reception and made more than 2,700 flight tests, flying about 150000 kilometres (93,205.9 mi)!
In January 1919, he was pioneering again in crossing the Apennine Mountains
Apennine mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains or Greek oros but just as often used alone as a noun. The ancient Greeks and Romans typically but not always used "mountain" in the singular to mean one or a range; thus, "the Apennine mountain" refers to the entire chain and is translated "the Apennine...
in a seaplane between Sesto Calende and San Remo. On July 12, 1919, with a passenger on board, he flew from Calende on Lago Maggiore to Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France...
in 110 minutes, overflying the Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
(4695 metres (15,403.5 ft)) massif in his Savoia S-13.
In July 1919 he became director and chief pilot for Avion Tourisme SA; on October 12, 1919, he started as chief pilot on seaplanes for the latter Ad Astra Aero
Ad Astra Aero
Ad Astra Aero was a Swiss airline.-Time of the pioneers:Initiated by Oskar Bider and Fritz Rihner, in July 1919 the «Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Lufttourismus» was established in Zürich...
S.A. On April 7, 1920, he was pioneering again in crossing the Alps from Lugano to Geneva in 85 minutes with a passenger (Eric Debétaz) on board.
On May 24, 1920, Emile Taddéoli, acting as Ad Astra Aero
Ad Astra Aero
Ad Astra Aero was a Swiss airline.-Time of the pioneers:Initiated by Oskar Bider and Fritz Rihner, in July 1919 the «Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Lufttourismus» was established in Zürich...
's chief pilot for seaplanes, and Y. Giovanelli, his 23 years old mechanic, died during a demonstration flight at an air show in Romanshorn aboard their Savoia S.13 flying boat, disintegrating in flight at an altitude of 700 metres (2,296.6 ft).