Henry Potez
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Henry Potez was a French aircraft industrialist.
He studied in the French aeronautics school Supaéro
. With Marcel Dassault
, he was the inventor of the Potez-Bloch propeller
which after 1917, have been set on most of all Allied planes of World War I.
In 1919, he founded his own company Aviations Potez
that between the wars built many planes and seaplanes in factories at that time considered the most modern in the world. He bought the Alessandro Anzani company in 1923. Many Potez planes such as the Potez 25
, 39, 54, ,62, 63 were an international success, with world records.
During twenty years 7,000 planes left the production lines. Forty prototypes were designed and more than twenty passed to production - this was remarquable at that time.
In 1936, his factories, considered as strategic, were nationalised
by the French Front populaire
government.
After the second world war, the Potez engineering department designed the Magister, a two seat two engine trainer aircraft, which was a big success. Launched in 1952 and better known as Fouga Magister
this aircraft was used by many air forces.
He studied in the French aeronautics school Supaéro
École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
The École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace , founded in 1909, is one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles in France. It was the world's first dedicated aerospace engineering school and is considered to be one of the best in Europe in that field...
. With Marcel Dassault
Marcel Dassault
Marcel Dassault, born Marcel Bloch was a French aircraft industrialist.-Biography:Dassault was born in Paris. After graduating from the lycée Condorcet, Breguet School and Supaero, he invented a type of aircraft propeller used by the French army during World War I and founded the Société des...
, he was the inventor of the Potez-Bloch propeller
Propeller (aircraft)
Aircraft propellers or airscrews convert rotary motion from piston engines or turboprops to provide propulsive force. They may be fixed or variable pitch. Early aircraft propellers were carved by hand from solid or laminated wood with later propellers being constructed from metal...
which after 1917, have been set on most of all Allied planes of World War I.
In 1919, he founded his own company Aviations Potez
Potez
Potez was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved version, the Potez VII...
that between the wars built many planes and seaplanes in factories at that time considered the most modern in the world. He bought the Alessandro Anzani company in 1923. Many Potez planes such as the Potez 25
Potez 25
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, 39, 54, ,62, 63 were an international success, with world records.
During twenty years 7,000 planes left the production lines. Forty prototypes were designed and more than twenty passed to production - this was remarquable at that time.
In 1936, his factories, considered as strategic, were nationalised
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
by the French Front populaire
Front Populaire
Front Populaire can refer to:* Popular Front * People's Front...
government.
After the second world war, the Potez engineering department designed the Magister, a two seat two engine trainer aircraft, which was a big success. Launched in 1952 and better known as Fouga Magister
Fouga Magister
The Fouga Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy....
this aircraft was used by many air forces.
See also
- Domaine du RayolDomaine du RayolThe Domaine du Rayol , also known as the Jardin botanique du Rayol and the Parc botanique à Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, is a botanical garden and arboretum located on the Avenue des Belges, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...
, his villa on the Côte d'Azur