Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques
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The Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques ("Society for Aeronautical Studies") was a French
aircraft manufacturer founded in 1916
by Henry Potez
, Marcel Bloch, and Louis Coroller at Suresnes
.
The company originally built SPAD VII fighters under licence, but soon began original designs, one of which (the SEA IV
) was selected for production for the French military during World War I. Once orders for 1,000 aircraft had been placed, Potez and Bloch founded a separate company to undertake their production. This venture, Compagnie Anjou Aéronautique ("Anjou Aeronautical Company"), was established at Angers
with a new partner Julien Bessonneau, but when the end of the war caused the cancellation of production orders, both this firm and SEA were both wound up. Potez and Bloch went on to found their own separate and highly successful companies shortly thereafter.
The Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques
, a Belgian firm
of the same name established in 1936
was unrelated.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aircraft manufacturer founded in 1916
1916 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1916:- Events :* Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft simulate night torpedo attacks for the first time against Japanese fleet units in Tateyama Bay during annual fleet maneuvers, although no torpedoes are dropped....
by Henry Potez
Henry Potez
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...
, Marcel Bloch, and Louis Coroller at Suresnes
Suresnes
Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The nearest communes are Neuilly-sur-Seine, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Cloud and Boulogne-Billancourt...
.
The company originally built SPAD VII fighters under licence, but soon began original designs, one of which (the SEA IV
SEA IV
The SEA IV was a French two-seat military aircraft of World War I and the immediate post-war era.-Development:The SEA IV was designed and built in 1917 by Henry Potez, Louis Coroller, and Marcel Bloch. It was a derivative of their previous SEA II design, equipped with a more powerful Lorraine...
) was selected for production for the French military during World War I. Once orders for 1,000 aircraft had been placed, Potez and Bloch founded a separate company to undertake their production. This venture, Compagnie Anjou Aéronautique ("Anjou Aeronautical Company"), was established at Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
with a new partner Julien Bessonneau, but when the end of the war caused the cancellation of production orders, both this firm and SEA were both wound up. Potez and Bloch went on to found their own separate and highly successful companies shortly thereafter.
The Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques
Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques
The Société d'Etudes Aéronautiques was a French aircraft manufacturer founded in 1916 by Henry Potez, Marcel Bloch, and Louis Coroller at Suresnes....
, a Belgian firm
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
of the same name established in 1936
1936 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936:- Events :* The Royal Air Forces first monoplane bomber, the Avro Anson, enters service.*The German Luftwaffe begins experiments with helle Nachtjagd techniques, the operation of night fighters with the aid of searchlights.*The Soviet aviator...
was unrelated.