Antoinette was a short-lived (1903-1912) French manufacturer of light gasoline engines which were quite advanced for that period. "Antoinette" also became a builder of distinctively graceful, record-breaking monoplane aircrafts flown by Hubert Latham(1883-1911) and Rene Labouchere. The company, led by Leon Levavasseur(1863-1922) and based in Puteaux, also displayed a car with a 32hp V-8 engine and hydraulic clutches, instead of a gearbox and differential, at the 1906 Paris Salon. The following year, a 4 cylinder 16hp engine and then a 30hp V-8 engine were also made available to sportsmen by "Antoinette". The last and most powerful "Antoinette" engine was a V-16 developping 100 horsepower. It was mounted on an "Antoinette" monoplane in 1910 in order to compete in the Gordon-Bennett Cup. Lastly, "Antoinette" engines were also installed in fast boats built for racing purposes. Marie Antoinette can mean: The French Queen Marie Antoinette from Austria. ... Petrol redirects here. ... For other uses, see Engine (disambiguation). ... A monoplane is an aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... EDF headquarters, located in Puteaux in the district of La Défense. ... This article is about a unit of measurement. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration :See also V8 (beverage) A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... A gearbox is an assembly of gears allowing the rotational speed of an input shaft to be changed to a different speed. ... In an automobile and other four-wheeled vehicles, a differential is a device, usually consisting of gears, for allowing each of the driving wheels to rotate at different speeds, while supplying equal torque to each of them. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Honoré Daumier satirized the bourgeoises scandalized by the Salons Venuses, 1864 The Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris) is the official art exhibition of the Académie des beaux-arts in Paris, France. ...

In October 1906, an "Antoinette" engine powered Europe's first heavier-than-air flying machine to fly, the Santos-Dumont 14-bis. However, the 14-bis was by definition not a true airplane because it lacked controllability in two out of three axes and could only fly straight ahead in ground effect. More significantly, in January 1908, a Voisin pusher biplane modified and piloted by Henri Farman successfully completed Europe's first 1 kilometer circular flight, landing where it had taken off. This Farman-Voisin biplane was powered by a water cooled "Antoinette" V-8 engine which developed 50 horsepower at 1,100 RPM. It used an early form of direct gasoline injection and weighed only 150 pounds in working order, including the water filled radiator. See: Gabriel Voisin and Henri Farman. For the Brazilian band, see 14 Bis (Band) The 14-bis, also known as Oiseau de proie (French for bird of prey), was an early fixed-wing aircraft designed and built by Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont. ... Voisin is a French surname meaning neighbour. ... Henry Farman (May 26, 1874 - July 18, 1958) was an aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer. ... Gabriel Voisin (1880-1973) Gabriel Voisin (February 5, 1880 – December 25, 1973) was a French aviation pioneer. ... Henry Farman (May 26, 1874 - July 18, 1958) was an aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer. ...

Appearing on the scene in 1906, Antoinette's 25- and 50-horsepower engines gave European aviation its start. Excellent as they were, these lightweight aero engines were subject to quitting if the tiniest bit of dirt or debris found its way into the fuel to clog their early fuel injection systems. A routine practice at the time was to pour in the gasoline through a funnel lined with chamois leather that served as a microfilter. That the "Antoinette" engine could quit during flights is illustrated by Hubert Latham's aborted English Channel crossing on July 19th 1909, when the renowned aviator had to ditch his monoplane on the water halfway to the English coast. Bleriot's monoplane succeeded a few days later, on July 25th 1909, largely thanks to a much simpler thus more reliable 25hp air-cooled Anzani engine. It is only in 1909 , with the advent of the 50hp Gnome Omega rotary engine, that early aviators like Henri Farman gained a superb and distinctly more reliable French aero engine to choose from. See:Gnome et Rhone and Anzani. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Le Rhône 9C Le Rhône 9J general view Gnome et Rhône was a major French aircraft engine manufacturer. ... The Anzani was an Italian automobile manufactured from 1923 to 1924 by a company, founded by Alessandro Anzani. ...

In 1907, an Antoinette engine powered the first true helicopter, designed by Paul Cornu. Paul Cornu, manufacturing cycles, he was the first piloted free flight in a rotary wing aircraft at Lisieux, Calvados, France on November 13, 1907. ...

Aircraft

• Antoinette I
• Antoinette II
• Antoinette III
• Antoinette IV
• Antoinette V
• Antoinette VI
• Antoinette VII
• Antoinette VIII
• Antoinette military monoplane

The Antoinette III (Originally, the Ferber IX) was an early experimental aircraft flown in France. ... The Antoinette IV was an early French aircraft, first flown on 19 October 1908, and the first successful monoplane design. ... The Antoinette V was an early French aircraft, first flown on 20 December 1908. ... The Antoinette VI was an early French aircraft, flown in 1909. ... The Antoinette VII was an early French aircraft, flown in 1909. ... The Antoinette military monoplane, sometimes known as the Antoinette-Latham or the Antoinette Monobloc was an early monoplane built in France in the hope of interesting the French military in buying aircraft. ...

External links

• Antoinette monoplane (French)