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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
|name = Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Bréguet
|name = Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet
|logo =
|logo =
|fate = Merged with [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault]]
|fate = Merged with [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault]]
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|foundation = 1911
|foundation = 1911
|defunct = 1971
|defunct = 1971
|founder = [[Louis Charles Bréguet]]
|founder = [[Louis Charles Breguet]]
|products = [[Aircraft]], [[Helicopter]]
|products = [[Aircraft]], [[Helicopter]]
|location = France
|location = France
|successor = Avions Marcel Dassault-Bréguet Aviation
|successor = Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation
}}
}}
The '''''Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Bréguet''''' also known as '''Bréguet Aviation''' was a [[France|French]] [[aircraft]] manufacturer. The company was set up in 1911 by aviation pioneer [[Louis Charles Breguet]].
The '''''Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet''''' also known as '''Breguet Aviation''' was a [[France|French]] [[aircraft]] manufacturer. The company was set up in 1911 by aviation pioneer [[Louis Charles Breguet]].


The company, together with the [[British Aircraft Corporation]], was a parent to [[SEPECAT]] which was formed to develop and produce the [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] aircraft.
The company, together with the [[British Aircraft Corporation]], was a parent to [[SEPECAT]] which was formed to develop and produce the [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] aircraft.


In 1971 it merged with [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault]] to form Avions Marcel Dassault-Bréguet Aviation.
In 1971 it merged with [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault]] to form Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation.


==Aircraft (before merger with Dassault)==
==Aircraft (before merger with Dassault)==


*[[Bréguet-Richet Gyroplane]] (1907) - experimental single-seat helicopter-like craft with [[quadcopter|four rotors]].
*[[Breguet-Richet Gyroplane]] (1907) - experimental single-seat helicopter-like craft with [[quadcopter|four rotors]].
*Breguet-Richet Gyroplane No.2 (1908) Tandem biplane with a pair of large inclined propellers providing both thrust and lift.
*Breguet-Richet Gyroplane No.2 (1908) Tandem biplane with a pair of large inclined propellers providing both thrust and lift.
*[[Breguet Type I]] (1909) - Single-seat [[tractor configuration]] [[biplane]] with boxkite-like tail on booms.
*[[Breguet Type I]] (1909) - Single-seat [[tractor configuration]] [[biplane]] with boxkite-like tail on booms.
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The car had a modern looking all-enveloping two-seater body with a relatively long tapered tail which contained the motor and some of the batteries.<ref name=Automobilia1948/> It had four wheels, but the rear axle, which delivered power to the road, was relatively narrow. The car was actively marketed during 1941 which was a period of price instability.<ref name=Automobilia1948/> In August 1941 the Breguet electric car was priced at 56,000 francs: during the same month the [[Citroën Traction Avant|Citroën Light bodied 11]] (still listed, despite production by now being down to a trickle or suspended) was priced at 35,630 francs.<ref name=Automobilia1948/>
The car had a modern looking all-enveloping two-seater body with a relatively long tapered tail which contained the motor and some of the batteries.<ref name=Automobilia1948/> It had four wheels, but the rear axle, which delivered power to the road, was relatively narrow. The car was actively marketed during 1941 which was a period of price instability.<ref name=Automobilia1948/> In August 1941 the Breguet electric car was priced at 56,000 francs: during the same month the [[Citroën Traction Avant|Citroën Light bodied 11]] (still listed, despite production by now being down to a trickle or suspended) was priced at 35,630 francs.<ref name=Automobilia1948/>


The Bréguet electric car was produced not at the firm's principal plant at [[Toulouse]] but at a smaller plant at [[Anglet]] (between [[Biarritz]] and [[Bayonne]]).<ref name=Automobilia1948/>
The Breguet electric car was produced not at the firm's principal plant at [[Toulouse]] but at a smaller plant at [[Anglet]] (between [[Biarritz]] and [[Bayonne]]).<ref name=Automobilia1948/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Bréguet Aviation}}
{{commons category|Breguet Aviation}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516205615/http://www.dassault-aviation.fr/ Dassault Aviation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516205615/http://www.dassault-aviation.fr/ Dassault Aviation]
* [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/amisbreguet/ Association of the Friends of Breguet Aviation]
* [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/amisbreguet/ Association of the Friends of Breguet Aviation]
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[[Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1971]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1971]]
[[Category:Defunct helicopter manufacturers]]
[[Category:Defunct helicopter manufacturers]]
[[Category:Bréguet aircraft|*]]
[[Category:Breguet aircraft|*]]
[[Category:1911 establishments in France]]
[[Category:1911 establishments in France]]
[[Category:1971 disestablishments in France]]
[[Category:1971 disestablishments in France]]

Revision as of 09:22, 29 January 2020

Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet
IndustryAerospace
Founded1911
FounderLouis Charles Breguet
Defunct1971
FateMerged with Dassault
SuccessorAvions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation
HeadquartersFrance
ProductsAircraft, Helicopter

The Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Breguet also known as Breguet Aviation was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was set up in 1911 by aviation pioneer Louis Charles Breguet.

The company, together with the British Aircraft Corporation, was a parent to SEPECAT which was formed to develop and produce the SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft.

In 1971 it merged with Dassault to form Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation.

Aircraft (before merger with Dassault)

  • Breguet-Richet Gyroplane (1907) - experimental single-seat helicopter-like craft with four rotors.
  • Breguet-Richet Gyroplane No.2 (1908) Tandem biplane with a pair of large inclined propellers providing both thrust and lift.
  • Breguet Type I (1909) - Single-seat tractor configuration biplane with boxkite-like tail on booms.
  • Breguet Type II (1910) - Development of the Type I, with a tricycle undercarriage and the tail carried at the end of a fuselage-like structure and a pair of booms.
  • Breguet Type III (1910) - Development of Type II, three-seat, rotary engine
  • Breguet Type IV (1911) - Experimental aircraft
Breguet Type R.U1 No.40i at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris.
Breguet 1100

Leduc aircraft

Automobile production

Before 1914, in addition to producing aircraft, the firm produced a few six-cylinder engined cars.

During the Second World War the company produced an electric car powered by batteries and propelled by an "off-the-shelf" motor from Paris-Rhône.[2] The motor was capable of producing two different levels of output. "First gear" and "Reverse gear" were provided with 36 volts, while "Second gear" equated to 72 volts.[2] An advertisement for the car in 1941 claimed a range of 100 km (62 mi) between charges without mentioning that this range was only available where adhering to steady cruising speed of 20 km/h (12 mph).[2] Cruising at a steady 40 km/h (25 mph) would, on the same basis, have given a range of 65 km (40 mi).[2]

The car had a modern looking all-enveloping two-seater body with a relatively long tapered tail which contained the motor and some of the batteries.[2] It had four wheels, but the rear axle, which delivered power to the road, was relatively narrow. The car was actively marketed during 1941 which was a period of price instability.[2] In August 1941 the Breguet electric car was priced at 56,000 francs: during the same month the Citroën Light bodied 11 (still listed, despite production by now being down to a trickle or suspended) was priced at 35,630 francs.[2]

The Breguet electric car was produced not at the firm's principal plant at Toulouse but at a smaller plant at Anglet (between Biarritz and Bayonne).[2]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Avions Breguet
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1948 (salon Paris oct 1947). Nr. 26. Paris: Histoire & collections: Page 18. 1998. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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