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I talk about the french aviation history, aircraft, projects, and flying machines designed in France. SE-210 "Caravelle" lover A scientific mediator in the space industry

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The Citroën RE-2 was an experimental light helicopter, developed by French car manufacturer Citroën in 1975. Unfortunately for it, due to the lack of a sufficiently reliable cooling system, it was never certified. © Citroën héritage

The Leduc "0.10", the first ramjet-powered aircraft, pictured here in 1946, being prepared for its maiden tethered flight (tethered to its carrier aircraft "Languedoc"). Construction began between 1937 & 1938, but it did not take to the skies until much later due to the WWII.

The launch and recovery of a "Loire 130", a ship-based reconnaissance seaplane dating from 1934, which entered service in 1937. A total of 125 were built, with the last ones being withdrawn from service in 1951. © ECPAD

Testing of Aerazur’s emergency arresting barriers on a Mirage III. These tests were carried out in the mid-1980s, although the technology had been in development since the 1950s. © ECPAD

The SE-2010 ‘Armagnac’ was a four-engine long-haul airliner built in 1949. The aircraft's disappointing range led to its commercial failure. This aircraft, with its generous proportions for its time, foreshadowed the wide-body aircraft of the future. © ECPAD

The Dassault assembly line for the Mirage IV in Bordeaux-Mérignac, circa 1965. © Dassault Aviation

A LeO H-242 seaplane taking off from Marseille, this aircraft was operated by Air France during the 1930s and was filmed here in 1934. © ECPAD

A little evening creation. The most beautiful of all, the "Caravelle"

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One of the 1st seaplane prototypes developed by H.Fabre in the late 1900s. The aircraft shown here was not yet complete, it was missing the engine and the fabric covering on the wings. He made the world’s 1st seaplane flight in a similar machine, but with a canard configuration

The Dewoitine D.520 prototype between 1938 and 1939. It was magnificent...

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