The Hanriot company was a French aircraft manufacturer. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Following pioneering work, mainly with monoplanes, René Hanriot established a new company, Aeroplanes Hanriot et Cie in 1914. At first a manufacturer of components, and then a subcontractor producing aircraft (notably the Sopwith 1½ Strutter and Salmson 2) to other companies' designs, from 1916 the Hanriot company resumed the development and manufacture of its own aircraft, to the designs of Pierre Dupont. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Salmson 2 was a French Biplane Reconnaissance aircraft made by Salmson. The first and most famous of these types was the Hanriot HD.1, a small single seat biplane that served several air forces as a fighter and advanced trainer during World War I and well into the 1920s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
In 1930 the Hanriot company became part of the Lorraine-Dietrich company under the name Lorraine-Hanriot. Lorraine-Dietrich was a French Automobile and Aircraft engine manufacturer from 1896 until 1935 created when railway locomotive manufacturer The company separated from Lorraine in 1933, becoming independent under René's son Marcel.
In 1936 the company was included in Pierre Cot's nationalisation programme, forming part of the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre. Pierre Cot ( 20 November 1895 - 21 August 1977) French politician was a leading figure in the Popular Front government SNCAC, the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre, sometimes known as Aérocentre, was a French aircraft manufacturer Marcel Hanriot served as the first chairman of the new company.
References
- Davilla, James J. , & Soltan, Arthur M. , French Aircraft of the First World War. Stratford, Connecticut: Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0
Video of flight of 1910 Hanriot plane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOpMh7BydTo
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