Marlène Aviation

The Pa-49 ‘Katy’ still exists and is on display at the Air and Space Museum in Le Bourget.

The Pa-48/3 Mars jet fighter project was proposed by engineer Nicolas Roland Payen (French father of the delta wing), to the French authorities in 1947.
Eager to prove that this concept was feasible, he decided to produce a smaller version, the Pa-49 Katy, but failed to convince the authorities.

Rare picture of the Dewoitine D.337 medium bomber prototype. This beautiful machine was based on the architecture of the Dewoitine D.331 aircraft. The first flight took place on 15 July 1935. Dewoitine had been asked to retain a fixed landing gear, which limited the aircraft's speed and range.

Some Dewoitine aircraft :

In 1909, aboard his elegant Antoinette monoplane, Hubert Latham attempted to fly across the English Channel twice. These attempts made him very popular. Twice he attempted the difficult feat, twice he failed.

The NiD.590 of 1932 was a prototype aircraft designed for police in the French colonies.
Just behind the cockpit was an open cabin.
The careful design of the fuselage deflected airflow beyond the rear of the cabin, providing its occupants with a relatively quiet environment and excellent views.

The SNCASE SE.212 "Durandal" was a prototype jet fighter developed by France in the mid 50's, only two were built. It flew for the first time in 1956, despite its good flight quality, the "Mirage III" which could fly at Mach 2 was chosen by the french air force.

The Mirage F1 was a 1966 fighter and air superiority aircraft. It entered service with the French Air Force in 1973 and more than 700 were produced and sold in 11 countries.

© ECPAD

I think the French tradition is to make endless plane noses, so we might as well continue the tradition!

FAST !!!

I have been working for some time on a documentary about the Leduc 010 ramjet aircraft. It should have been available several months ago, but I have not been diligent enough in its production. I promise you that it is late (very late), but it is coming!

The Aerospatiale ‘Corvette’ light twin-engine jet was a light utility transport aircraft, of which 40 were built. It was the French national aircraft manufacturer's only venture into the business jet market.
A few were used by Air France in the mid-1970s.

© Ralf Winter

When I'm bored, I imagine aeroplanes. Here's the ‘ Aiguille ’

painted by artist Johan Bringmans.

The few commercial routes of the gigantic transport seaplane ‘Latécoère 631’.
The most beautiful commercial seaplane in the world.

#OnThisDay 28 Feb 1944: Air France planes on the tarmac at Maison Blanche airport in Algiers. [2/3]

1+2: A Dewoitine D338 (Reg. No. F-AQBD).
3+4: A Farman F 2200 Transatlantique (Reg. No. F-AOXF).

#WWII #WW2 #Aviation #AviationHistory #MilitaryHistory #France #Algeria #AirFrance

The D.338... I understand that some people may not find it very attractive, but in my eyes it's a rather unique Art Deco marvel!

I say one of my favourites, but I think my heart will always be with the Leduc 010, whose construction began in 1938.

Probably one of my favourite first-generation jet aircraft, the Arsenal "VG.70".
Designed in 1945, it was an experimental wooden aircraft powered by a Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet engine, intended for the study of swept wings.
The programme was abandoned in favour of the "VG.90" carrier-based fighter.

Family picture.
The experimental SFECMAS ARS 1301 glider next to the aircraft resulting from its stud, the Nord 1402 'Gerfaut'. Only the Nord 1500 'Griffon' is missing

The images are from the film, the story of an aeronautical engineer whose work is cursed by bad luck... So here, yes, technically, these images illustrate a structural failure. 😅

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For the purposes of the 1942 film ‘Retour de flamme’ (Backfire), Mr Nicolas Roland Payen designed an aircraft with delta wings and retractable canards, the PA.22/S or PA.22/7.
He liked the concept so much that he filed a patent for it and continued his research into this design.

Super Caravelle was the name given to the French pre-Concorde project. As soon as collaboration between the two countries began, the name could no longer be used, as it would have given the impression that one country had ascendancy over the other.

The Franco-British ‘Super Caravelle’ in 1966?
I think that match manufacturer Albert Heijn may have missed some information.

Building on his research into delta wings, which began in the early 1930s, and his work on variable sweep wing, which began around 1942, Mr Payen designed the magnificent Pa 46/7 turbojet-powered speed aircraft in 1946.

Bizarre but strangely beautiful.
The Leduc 021 was an experimental ramjet aircraft designed to achieve high speed and high climb rates. Two examples were built in 1953 and 1954. They were flight tested between 1953 and 1956.

The Beat Boy, one of my favorit !

The Lorraine Hanriot LH.131 was a single-seat training and racing aircraft designed and built in 1932 under the name LH.130. In 1933, it was modified to compete in the International Michelin Cup under the name LH.131.