Société Anonyme des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet
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The Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Bréguet also known as Breguet Aviation was a former French
aircraft
manufacturer. The company was set up in 1911 by aviation pioneer Louis Charles Breguet
.
The company together with the British Aircraft Corporation
was a parent to SEPECAT which was formed to develop and produce the SEPECAT Jaguar
aircraft.
In 1971 it merged with Dassault
to form Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation.
During the Second World War the company produced an electric car powered by batteries and propelled by an "off-the shelf" motor from Paris-Rhône. The motor was capable of producing two different levels of output. "First gear" and "Reverse gear" were provided with 36 volts, while "Second gear" equated to 72 volts. An advertisement for the car in 1941 claimed a range of 100 km (62.1 mi) between charges without mentioning that this range was only available where adhering to steady cruising speed of 20 km/h (12 mph). Cruising at a steady 40 km/h (25 mph) would, on the same basis, have given a range of 65 km (40.4 mi).
The car had a modern looking all enveloping two seater body with a relatively long tapered tail which contained the motor and some of the batteries. It had four wheels but the rear axle, which delivered power to the road, was relatively narrow. The car was actively marketed during 1941 which was a period of price instability. In August 1941 the Breguet electric car was priced at 56,000 francs: during the same month the Citroën Light bodied 11
(still listed, despite production by now being down to a trickle or suspended) was priced at 35,630 francs.
The Breguet electric car was produced not at the firm's principal plant at Toulouse
but at a smaller plant at Anglet
(between Biarritz
and Bayonne
).
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
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
manufacturer. The company was set up in 1911 by aviation pioneer Louis Charles Breguet
Louis Charles Breguet
Louis Charles Breguet was a French aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers.- Biography :...
.
The company together with the British Aircraft Corporation
British Aircraft Corporation
The British Aircraft Corporation was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs , the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with...
was a parent to SEPECAT which was formed to develop and produce the SEPECAT Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar
The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force...
aircraft.
In 1971 it merged with Dassault
Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets, a subsidiary of Dassault Group.It was founded in 1930 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Dassault, and the name of the...
to form Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation.
Aircraft (before merger with Dassault)
- Breguet-Richet GyroplaneBreguet-Richet Gyroplane|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Young, Warren R. The Helicopters. "The Epic of Flight". Chicago: Time-Life Books, 1982. ISBN 0-8094-3350-8....
(1907) - One-engine one-seat experimental helicopter-like craft. Two constructed - Breguet Type I (1909) - Experimental biplane
- Breguet Type II (1910) - One-engine biplane light aircraft with tricycle landing gear
- Breguet Type IIIBreguet Type IIIThis article is about the Breguet aircraft of 1910-1913. For the unrelated aircraft of the same designation flown in World War I, see Breguet Bre.4 and Breguet Bre.5.This article is about the Breguet aircraft of 1910-1913...
(1910) - development of Type II. Three-seat, rotary engine
- Breguet Type R.U1 (1911) - single-engine biplane
- Breguet AerhydroplaneBreguet Aerhydroplane|-References:NotesBibliography...
(1913) - One-engine one-seat seaplane. Did not fly - Breguet Bre.4Breguet Bre.4This article is about an aircraft of World War I. For the pre-war design of the same designation, see Breguet Type IV.This article is about an aircraft of World War I. For the pre-war design of the same designation, see Breguet Type IV....
(1914) - One-engine two-seat biplane bomber. Pusher configuration - Breguet Bre.5 (1915) - One-engine two-seat biplane escort fighter. Variant of Bre.4
- Breguet 6 (1915) - Version of Breguet 5 with different engine
- Breguet 12 (1918) - Version of Breguet 5 with 37mm cannon and searchlight (night fighter)
- Breguet 14Breguet 14-See also:-References:*Tomasz J. Kowalski, Samolot Breguet 14, TBiU no.197, Warsaw 2002, ISBN 83-11-09461-6...
(1916) - One-engine two-seat biplane bomber aircraft - Breguet 16Breguet 16|-See also:...
(1918) - Larger version of Breguet 14. Bomber aircraft - Breguet 17Breguet 17|-See also:...
(1918) - Smaller version of Breguet 14. Fighter aircraft. - Breguet 19Breguet 19The Breguet 19 was a light bomber and reconnaissance plane, also used for long-distance flights, designed by the French Breguet company and produced from 1924.-Development:...
(1922) - One-engine two-seat biplane reconnaissance/light bomber/sport aircraft - Breguet 26TBreguet 26T|-See also:-References:*...
(1926) - One-engine biplane eight-passenger airliner - Breguet 280T (1928) - Development of 26T with improved fuselage aerodynamics
- License built Short S.8 CalcuttaShort S.8 Calcutta-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Barnes C.H. and D.N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-819-4.*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985....
(1928) - Three-engine fifteen-seat biplane transport aircraft - Breguet 27 (1929) - One-engine two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft
- Breguet 270 (1929) - Development of 27 using steel chassis
- Breguet 393T (1931) - Three-engine biplane airliners
- Breguet 462 Vultur - Two-engine light bomber
- Breguet 470Breguet 470|-See also:-References:*"". Flight, 22 November 1934. p. 1238.*"". Flight 26 August 1937, pp. 204–207.*"". Flight 29 October 1936, p. 445....
(1936) - Twin-engine airliner, only one unit built. - Breguet 480 - Long range bomber project
- Breguet 482Breguet 482|-See also:-References:* Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven Bombers. London:Macdonald, 1967.* -External links:* Breguet Br482...
(1947) -4 engine bomber, designed prior to war, only a single unit built - Breguet 500 Colmar - Transport development of the Br.480
- Breguet 521Breguet 521|-See also:-References:*Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Paragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9-External links:* *...
Bizerte (1933) - Development of the S.8 Calcutta. Long-range patrol flying boat - Breguet 530 Saigon - Civilian version of 521
- Breguet 693Breguet 693The Breguet 690 and its derivatives were a series of light twin-engine ground-attack aircraft that were used by the French Air Force in World War II....
(1938) - Two-engine two-seat monoplane ground attack/fighter aircraft - Breguet 730Breguet 730|-See also:-External links:**...
(1938) - Four-engine long-range flying boat. Piston engines. Also Br.731 - Breguet Deux-PontsBreguet Deux-PontsThe Breguet 761/763/765 were a family of 1940s and 1950s French double-deck transport aircraft produced by Breguet. The aircraft were normally called the Deux-Ponts but it was not an official name.-Design and development:...
(1949) - Br.761/763/765 Four-engine double-deck large airliner. Piston engines. - Breguet 790 Nautilus - One-engine flying boat
- Breguet 890 Mercure - civil/military transport
- Breguet 940 - Four-engine STOL transport aircraft. Turboprop engines
- Breguet 941Breguet 941-External links:* *...
(1961) - Four-engine STOL transport aircraft. Turboprop engines - Breguet VulturBreguet VulturThe Breguet Br.960 Vultur was a French prototype carrier-based attack aircraft that first flew on 3 August 1951. Only two examples were built, but the work done on them later proved useful in the development of the Alizé ASW aircraft....
(1951) - Br.960 Two-engine two-seat naval anti-submarine aircraft. Jet engine and turboprop engine (mixed power) - Breguet TaonBreguet Taon|-See also:...
(1957) - Br.1001 One-engine one-seat jet strike aircraft. - Breguet AlizéBreguet Alizé|-See also:-References:*Michell, Simon. . Jane's Civil and Military Aircraft Upgrades 1994-95. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 1994. ISBN 0-7106-1208-7.-External links:*...
(1956) - Br.1050 One-engine three-seat naval anti-submarine aircraft. Turboprop engine - Breguet 1100 - Two-engine jet fighter
- Breguet AtlantiqueBreguet AtlantiqueThe Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, primarily designed for use over the sea. It is used in several NATO countries as a reconnaissance and patrol aircraft as well as anti-submarine aircraft. The Atlantic is also capable of carrying air-to-ground missiles...
(1961) - Br.1150 Two-engine naval reconnaissance aircraft. Turboprop engines
Automobile production
Before 1914, in addition to producing aircraft, the firm produced a few six cylinder engined cars.During the Second World War the company produced an electric car powered by batteries and propelled by an "off-the shelf" motor from Paris-Rhône. The motor was capable of producing two different levels of output. "First gear" and "Reverse gear" were provided with 36 volts, while "Second gear" equated to 72 volts. An advertisement for the car in 1941 claimed a range of 100 km (62.1 mi) between charges without mentioning that this range was only available where adhering to steady cruising speed of 20 km/h (12 mph). Cruising at a steady 40 km/h (25 mph) would, on the same basis, have given a range of 65 km (40.4 mi).
The car had a modern looking all enveloping two seater body with a relatively long tapered tail which contained the motor and some of the batteries. It had four wheels but the rear axle, which delivered power to the road, was relatively narrow. The car was actively marketed during 1941 which was a period of price instability. In August 1941 the Breguet electric car was priced at 56,000 francs: during the same month the Citroën Light bodied 11
Citroën Traction Avant
The Citroën Traction Avant is an automobile which was produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1934 to 1957. About 760,000 units were produced.-Impact on the world:...
(still listed, despite production by now being down to a trickle or suspended) was priced at 35,630 francs.
The Breguet electric car was produced not at the firm's principal plant at Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
but at a smaller plant at Anglet
Anglet
Anglet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in Aquitaine in south-western France. The town's name is pronounced [ãglet]; i.e...
(between Biarritz
Biarritz
Biarritz is a city which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in south-western France. It is a luxurious seaside town and is popular with tourists and surfers....
and Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
).
External links
- http://www.dassault-aviation.fr/
- Association of the Friends of Breguet Aviation