Potez
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Potez was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez
at Aubervilliers
in 1919
. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV
aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved version, the Potez VII. During the inter-war years, Potez built a range of small passenger aircraft and a series of military reconnaissance biplanes that were also licence-built in Poland. In 1933
, the firm bought flying boat manufacturer CAMS
.
In 1936
, the French aviation industry was nationalised. Potez's factories in Sartrouville
and Méaulte
were taken over by SNCAN and the Berre
factory went to SNCASE.
After World War II
, Potez was re-established as Société des Avions et Moteurs Henry Potez at Argenteuil
but did not return to the prominence that the company enjoyed prior to nationalisation. In 1958
, the company bought Fouga
to form Potez Air-Fouga, but when Potez's last design, the 840 (a small turboprop airliner) failed to attract customers, it was forced to close. The remaining assets were purchased by Sud-Aviation in 1967
.
Henry Potez
Henry Potez was a French aircraft industrialist.He studied in the French aeronautics school Supaéro. With Marcel Dassault, he was the inventor of the Potez-Bloch propeller which after 1917, have been set on most of all Allied planes of World War I.In 1919, he founded his own company Aviations...
at Aubervilliers
Aubervilliers
Aubervilliers is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:In medieval times the name Aubervilliers was recorded as Alberti Villare, meaning "estate of Adalbert"...
in 1919
1919 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1919:- Events :* Raymond Orteig offers the Orteig Prize for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between New York and Paris....
. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV
SEA IV
The SEA IV was a French two-seat military aircraft of World War I and the immediate post-war era.-Development:The SEA IV was designed and built in 1917 by Henry Potez, Louis Coroller, and Marcel Bloch. It was a derivative of their previous SEA II design, equipped with a more powerful Lorraine...
aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved version, the Potez VII. During the inter-war years, Potez built a range of small passenger aircraft and a series of military reconnaissance biplanes that were also licence-built in Poland. In 1933
1933 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1933:- Events :* The United States Coast Guard requests authorization to construct its first cutters with a capability of carrying aircraft.* Tokyo conducts it first blackout exercise....
, the firm bought flying boat manufacturer CAMS
Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine
Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine, most usually known as CAMS was a French manufacturer of flying boats, founded in Saint-Ouen in November 1920 by Lawrence Santoni...
.
In 1936
1936 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936:- Events :* The Royal Air Forces first monoplane bomber, the Avro Anson, enters service.*The German Luftwaffe begins experiments with helle Nachtjagd techniques, the operation of night fighters with the aid of searchlights.*The Soviet aviator...
, the French aviation industry was nationalised. Potez's factories in Sartrouville
Sartrouville
Sartrouville is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. it is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris from the center.-Name:...
and Méaulte
Méaulte
Méaulte is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D329 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-Personalities:...
were taken over by SNCAN and the Berre
Berre-l'Étang
Berre-l'Étang is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
factory went to SNCASE.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Potez was re-established as Société des Avions et Moteurs Henry Potez at Argenteuil
Argenteuil
Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department, the seat of the arrondissement of Argenteuil....
but did not return to the prominence that the company enjoyed prior to nationalisation. In 1958
1958 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1958:- Events :* Gulfstream Aerospace is founded in Savannah, Georgia, in the United States.* The Argentine Navy acquires its first aircraft carrier by purchasing HMS Warrior from the United Kingdom....
, the company bought Fouga
Fouga
Fouga was a French manufacturing company established by Gaston Fouga at Béziers in 1920. Originally created to repair railway rolling stock, the firm eventually became most noted for the aircraft it produced from its woodworking facilities at Aire-sur-l'Adour....
to form Potez Air-Fouga, but when Potez's last design, the 840 (a small turboprop airliner) failed to attract customers, it was forced to close. The remaining assets were purchased by Sud-Aviation in 1967
1967 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1967:- Events :* The Canadian Golden Centennaires aerobatic team is formed and performs all year to celebrate the Canadian centennial year....
.
Aircraft
- Potez VII
- Potez VIII
- Potez IX
- Potez XV
- Potez XVII
- Potez 25Potez 25|-See also:*Aerial operations in the Chaco War-References:Heinonen, Timo Heinonen: Thulinista Hornetiin, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3, 1992. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.-External links:* *...
- Potez 29Potez 29|-See also:...
- Potez 32
- Potez 33
- Potez 36
- Potez 37
- Potez 39Potez 39-Bibliography:* Breffort, Dominique & André Jouineau, L'Aviation française de 1939 á 1942. Tome 2. Paris: Histoire et Collections, 2005. ISBN 2-915239-48-7...
- Potez 43Potez 43|-See also:-References:*Marian Krzyżan: "Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934", Warsaw 1988, ISBN 83-206-0637-3 * at Aviafrance-External links:*...
- Potez 53
- Potez 54
- Potez 56Potez 56|-See also:...
- Potez 58Potez 58|-See also:-References:* at Aviatsya * at Aviafrance-External links:*...
- Potez 60
- Potez 62Potez 62-References:*Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. London:Willow Books, 1984. ISBN 0-00-218148-7.*. Flight, 21 March 1935, p. 304....
- Potez 63
- Potez 65
- Potez 75Potez 75The Potez 75 was a French light ground attack pusher configuration monoplane of the 1950s.The Potez 75 was a French light ground attack pusher configuration monoplane of the 1950s....
- Potez 91
- Potez 452Potez 452|-References:* Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Five Flying Boats. London:Macdonald, 1968. ISBN 0 356 01449 5....
- Potez 661Potez 661The Potez 661 was a four-engined metal low-wing monoplane airliner developed in France just before World War II. The single example flew with Air Afrique on French colonial routes.-Design and development:...
- Potez 662Potez 662The Potez 662 was a higher powered and faster development of the Potez 661. Like its predecessor, it was a low wing, four engine monoplane carrying 12 passengers...
- Potez 840
Engines
- Potez 4DPotez 4DThe Potez 4D was a four-cylinder, inverted inline aircraft engine. It was first built shortly before World War II, but did not enter full production until 1949. The cylinders had a bore of 125 mm and a stroke of 120 mm . Power for different models was in the 100 kW-190 kW ...
- Potez 4EPotez 4E-References:* ". Flight, 18 March 1960, pp. 367–387.* ". Flight International, 7 January 1965, pp. 19–34.* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965-66. London: Samson Low, Marston, 1965....
- Potez 6D
- Potez 8D
- Potez 12D
- Potez 9B (9 cylinder radial)