Pierre Levasseur (aircraft builder)
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Pierre Levasseur was a French aircraft manufacturer. He produced aircraft for the French Navy.
François Denhaut
(1877–1952) was the chief pilot of Pierre Levasseur's flying school. Georges Abrial
(1898 – ?), an early French aerodynamicist, also worked with him (they produced the Levasseur-Abrial A-1
together).
The White Bird
(L'Oiseau Blanc or The White Dove) was a Levasseur PL.8 biplane which disappeared in 1927, during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York.
François Denhaut
François Denhaut
François Denhaut was a French aviator notable for designing, constructing and flying the first flying boat, or seaplane with a hull, in 1912.He was born on 4 October 1877 at Champagnat, Creuse and died at Bellegarde-en-Marche in 1952...
(1877–1952) was the chief pilot of Pierre Levasseur's flying school. Georges Abrial
Georges Abrial
Georges Abrial was an early French aerodynamicist. After graduating from the St Cyr Aeronautical Institute he worked for Levasseur and did some pioneering work into tailless aircraft...
(1898 – ?), an early French aerodynamicist, also worked with him (they produced the Levasseur-Abrial A-1
Levasseur-Abrial A-1
The Levasseur-Abrial A-1 was a 1922 glider issued from the collaboration between French aircraft designers Pierre Levasseur and Georges Abrial that was destroyed on it's fourth take-off.-See also:* List of aircraft #Abrial...
together).
The White Bird
The White Bird
The White Bird was a French biplane which disappeared in 1927, during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York...
(L'Oiseau Blanc or The White Dove) was a Levasseur PL.8 biplane which disappeared in 1927, during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York.