Hanriot
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The Hanriot company was a French
aircraft manufacturer.
Following pioneering work, mainly with monoplanes, René Hanriot established a new company, Aeroplanes Hanriot et Cie in 1914. At first a manufacturer of components, and then a subcontractor producing aircraft (notably the Sopwith 1½ Strutter
and Salmson 2
) to other companies' designs, from 1916 the Hanriot company resumed the development and manufacture of its own aircraft, to the designs of Pierre Dupont
. The first and most famous of these types was the Hanriot HD.1
, a small single seat biplane that served several air forces as a fighter and advanced trainer during World War I
and well into the 1920s.
In 1930 the Hanriot company became part of the Lorraine-Dietrich
company under the name Lorraine-Hanriot. The company separated from Lorraine in 1933, becoming independent under René's son Marcel.
In 1936 the company was included in Pierre Cot
's nationalisation programme, forming part of the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre. Marcel Hanriot served as the first chairman of the new company.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aircraft manufacturer.
Following pioneering work, mainly with monoplanes, René Hanriot established a new company, Aeroplanes Hanriot et Cie in 1914. At first a manufacturer of components, and then a subcontractor producing aircraft (notably the Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was a British one or two-seat biplane multi-role aircraft of the First World War. It is significant as the first British-designed two seater tractor fighter, and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun...
and Salmson 2
Salmson 2
|-References:* Davilla, James J., & Soltan, Arthur M., French Aircraft of the First World War. Stratford, Connecticut: Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0...
) to other companies' designs, from 1916 the Hanriot company resumed the development and manufacture of its own aircraft, to the designs of Pierre Dupont
Pierre Dupont
Pierre Dupont , French song-writer, the son of a blacksmith, was born in Lyon.His parents both died before he was five years old, and he was brought up in the country by his godfather, a village priest. He was educated at the seminary of L'Argentire, and was afterwards apprenticed to a notary at Lyon...
. The first and most famous of these types was the Hanriot HD.1
Hanriot HD.1
|-References:* Bruce, J.M. The Hanriot HD 1 Leatherhead: Profile Publications* Cheesman E.F. Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War Letchworth, Harletford Publications, 1960 pp. 82-83- External links :*...
, a small single seat biplane that served several air forces as a fighter and advanced trainer during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and well into the 1920s.
In 1930 the Hanriot company became part of the Lorraine-Dietrich
Lorraine-Dietrich
Lorraine-Dietrich was a French automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer from 1896 until 1935, created when railway locomotive manufacturer Société Lorraine des Anciens Etablissments de Dietrich and Cie branched into the manufacture of automobiles...
company under the name Lorraine-Hanriot. The company separated from Lorraine in 1933, becoming independent under René's son Marcel.
In 1936 the company was included in Pierre Cot
Pierre Cot
.Pierre Cot , French politician, was a leading figure in the Popular Front government of the 1930s...
's nationalisation programme, forming part of the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre. Marcel Hanriot served as the first chairman of the new company.
Aircraft
- Hanriot HD.1Hanriot HD.1|-References:* Bruce, J.M. The Hanriot HD 1 Leatherhead: Profile Publications* Cheesman E.F. Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War Letchworth, Harletford Publications, 1960 pp. 82-83- External links :*...
- Hanriot HD.2Hanriot HD.2The Hanriot HD.2 was a fighter aircraft produced in France during the First World War. The design was based on that of the HD.1, but the HD.2 was a purpose-built floatplane. It made use of enlarged tail surfaces and shorter wingspans with greater area. Like its predecessor, though, it was a...
- Hanriot HD.3
- Hanriot HD.7
- Hanriot HD.8
- Hanriot LH.10Hanriot LH.10The Lorraine-Hanriot LH.10 was a family of training monoplanes built in France in the early 1930s, the most widely-produced and well-known member of which was the LH.16, later known simply as the Hanriot H.16. It was a conventional parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage, the main...
- Hanriot HD.14Hanriot HD.14The Hanriot HD.14 was a military trainer aircraft produced in large numbers in France during the 1920s. It was a conventional, two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits, and the fuselage was braced to the lower wing with short struts...
- Hanriot HD.17Hanriot HD.17The Hanriot HD.17 was a French trainer seaplane of the 1920s. It was essentially a floatplane version of the ubiquitous HD.14 with a revised tail and a more powerful engine. Over 50 examples were operated by the Aéronautique Maritime, of which seven were converted to landplanes. A small number of...
- Hanriot HD.19
- Hanriot HD.28
- Hanriot HD.32Hanriot HD.32The Hanriot HD.32 was a military trainer aircraft built in France in the 1920s. Derived from the HD.14 and sharing the same basic configuration as it, the HD.32 was a substantially revised design, with redesigned tailplane, undercarriage, and wings of shorter span...
- Hanriot H.41Hanriot H.41The Hanriot H.41 was a military trainer aircraft produced in France in the 1920s. It was a further development in the family of aircraft that had commenced with the HD.14 in 1920, and incorporated a number of design features that had been developed for other members of that family...
- Hanriot H.43Hanriot H.43The Hanriot H.43 was a military utility aircraft produced in France in the late 1920s and early 1930s which was primarily used by the Aéronautique Militaire as a trainer. While Hanriot had spent most of the 1920s manufacturing further and further developments of the HD.14 that had flown in 1920,...
- Hanriot H.180
- Hanriot H.230