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Léon Levavasseur
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Léon Levavasseur was a French powerplant engineer, aircraft designer and inventor. His innovations included the V8 engine, direct fuel injection, and liquid engine cooling. Primarily associated with t
Léon Levavasseur
1909 Antoinette VII aircraft with Antoinette, the world's first V8 engine
1909 Antoinette VII aircraft with Antoinette, the world's first V8 engine
Antoinette IV designed by Levavasseur in 1908
Antoinette IV designed by Levavasseur in 1908
Hubert Latham
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Arthur Charles Hubert Latham was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to c
Latham a few weeks after second Channel attempt. Note the scar on his forehead from the crash injury
Latham a few weeks after second Channel attempt. Note the scar on his forehead from the crash injury
Antoinette's rudimentary 'flight simulator' at Châlons. This method of flight training was mimicked quite accurately in the 1965 film Those Magnificen
Antoinette's rudimentary 'flight simulator' at Châlons. This method of flight training was mimicked quite accurately in the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Replicas of two of the aircraft that competed for the Daily Mail Channel-crossing prize: the Antoinette VII (centre) and the Blériot XI (top)
Replicas of two of the aircraft that competed for the Daily Mail Channel-crossing prize: the Antoinette VII (centre) and the Blériot XI (top)
Latham over English Channel on 2nd attempt
Latham over English Channel on 2nd attempt