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Hanriot Company Ld, Reims
Hanriot Company Ld, ReimsRené Hanriot (born June 11, 1867 in Vaite and died November 7, 1925) was a great race car driver, and a pioneer of French aviation before becoming an industrialist. René created a flying school in Bethany (near Reims) in December 1909 and in London in January 1910 when he founded The Hanriot Monoplanes Company Ltd. In early 1910, he set up his headquarters in Paris and he recruited an experienced airman called Émile Ruchonnet to develop his flying machines, and serve as both an engineer and chief pilot in his flying school.
In a few months, Hanriot and Ruchonnet developed a new, type II, lighter monoplane. Called Dragonfly, it first flew at Bétheny in April, with the Clément-Bayard 40 hp engine. Soon after, they created a third type of monoplane, more powerful, for competition. The Type IV was a two-seater, that caught the interest of the military. Type V and type VI were used by Marcel Hanriot at meetings in 1910. More than a hundred Hanriot devices were purchased in France and Britain. Flying schools at Reims and Brooklands became very popular. But in 1912 when Rene wanted to start exporting, he committed various management errors that lead the company to bankruptcy. It was taken over by Alfred Ponnier, a lover of Hanriot monoplanes, and became known as the Society of Construction Machinery for Air Navigation (WCNA). René became involved in the sale of automobiles. Links |
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