DENHAUT, François Victor (1877 - 1952)

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French aviator notable for designing, constructing and flying the first flying boat in 1912.

In 1911 Denhault conceived the idea of the flying boat, an aircraft whose fuselage formed the main float of the aircraft. The hull was triangular in cross section, with the apex at the top. To provide hydrodynamic lift, the hull was fitted with an angled plate mounted below the nose. It was powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Gnome Omega driving a pusher propeller mounted below the upper wing. To allow for maneuvering on the ground, an undercarriage was fitted, with two wheels attached.
The first proper test of the craft took place on 12 March 1912. Denhaut took off and flew over the River Seine.

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DENHAUT, François Victor

History

* 04.10.1877	Champagnat , Creuse	nato
1895 - 1905		Construction et tests de planeurs.
1908		Construction de son premier avion, un biplan canard propulsé par un hp 15 (11 kW) Anzani.
1911		Réalisation de son premier hydro-aéroplane.
09.12.1911		Obtention de sa licence de pilote pour devenir le chef-pilote de de l’école de Pilotage Pierre Levasseur.
12.03.1912	Paris	Premier test correcte de l’engin.
13.04.1912		Test initial de son biplan « Le Danton », à partir de l'aérodrome de Juvisy.
1915		Fondation avec Jérome Donnet de la Société Donnet-Denhaut qui fournira des hydravions à la Marine française durant la Première Guerre Mondiale.
1920		Réalisation d’un bimoteur à coque, « le Bellanger-Denhaut BD-22 ».
1920		Engagé par la Société anonyme des automobiles Bellanger Frères.
1921		Décoré de la Légion d'honneur.
† 12.04.1952	Bellegarde-en-Marche en Creuse	morto

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		Industrializzazione, dal 1850 al 1920
		Razionalizzazione, dal 1920 al 1950

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DMG-Lib		https://www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/handler?biogr=24737004
Europeana		http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020801/dmglib_handler_biogr_24737004.html

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DENHAUT, François Victor (1877 - 1952)