SettingsFrench aerospace engineers
Albert Tissandier
Albert Tissandier (1839 – 5 September 1906) was a French architect, aviator, illustrator, editor and archaeologist.
Albert Tissandier (1839 – 5 September 1906) was a French architect, aviator, illustrator, editor and archaeologist.
Alphonse Pénaud
Alphonse Pénaud, was a 19th-century French pioneer of aviation design and engineering.
Alphonse Pénaud, was a 19th-century French pioneer of aviation design and engineering.
Bernard Ziegler
Bernard Ziegler (born March 12, 1933) is the former Airbus senior vice president for engineering.
Bernard Ziegler (born March 12, 1933) is the former Airbus senior vice president for engineering.
Caroline Aigle
Commandant Caroline Aigle (12 September 1974 – 21 August 2007) was a French aviatrix who achieved a historical first when, at the age of 25, she became the first woman fighter pilot in the Frenc...
Commandant Caroline Aigle (12 September 1974 – 21 August 2007) was a French aviatrix who achieved a historical first when, at the age of 25, she became the first woman fighter pilot in the Frenc...
Claude Piel
Claude Piel (b. 15 January 1921, Paris; d. 19 August 1982) was a notable French aircraft designer and the son of an aeronautical carpenter.
Claude Piel (b. 15 January 1921, Paris; d. 19 August 1982) was a notable French aircraft designer and the son of an aeronautical carpenter.
Clément Ader
Clément Ader (2 April 1841 – 5 March 1925) was a French inventor and engineer born in Muret, Haute Garonne, and is remembered primarily for his pioneering work in aviation.
Clément Ader (2 April 1841 – 5 March 1925) was a French inventor and engineer born in Muret, Haute Garonne, and is remembered primarily for his pioneering work in aviation.
François Hussenot
François Hussenot (March 22, 1912 – May 16, 1951) was a French engineer, credited with the invention of one of the early forms of the flight data recorder.
François Hussenot (March 22, 1912 – May 16, 1951) was a French engineer, credited with the invention of one of the early forms of the flight data recorder.
Félix Amiot
Félix Amiot (Cherbourg, 1894–Paris, 1974) was a French aircraft constructor.
Félix Amiot (Cherbourg, 1894–Paris, 1974) was a French aircraft constructor.
Gaston Tissandier
Gaston Tissandier (November 21, 1843 – August 30, 1899) was a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor.
Gaston Tissandier (November 21, 1843 – August 30, 1899) was a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor.
Georges Abrial
Georges Abrial (1898, Paris – 1970, Vauville, Manche) was an early French aerodynamicist.
Georges Abrial (1898, Paris – 1970, Vauville, Manche) was an early French aerodynamicist.
Georges Jean Marie Darrieus
Georges Jean Marie Darrieus (24 September 1888 - 15 July 1979) was a French aeronautical engineer in the 20th century.
Georges Jean Marie Darrieus (24 September 1888 - 15 July 1979) was a French aeronautical engineer in the 20th century.
Gerard Brachet
Gerard Brachet is a French space scientist.
Gerard Brachet is a French space scientist.
Guy Lebègue
Guy Lebègue, is a French engineer in the space domain, graduated from École centrale Paris, alumni 1962.
Guy Lebègue, is a French engineer in the space domain, graduated from École centrale Paris, alumni 1962.
Henri Farman
Henri Farman (26 May 1874 – 17 July 1958 was a French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman.
Henri Farman (26 May 1874 – 17 July 1958 was a French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman.
Henri Lachambre
Henri Lachambre (30 December 1846, Vagney, Vosges – 12 June 1904) was a French manufacturer of balloons.
Henri Lachambre (30 December 1846, Vagney, Vosges – 12 June 1904) was a French manufacturer of balloons.
Henry Potez
Henry Potez (Méaulte, 1891 – Paris, 1981) was a French aircraft industrialist.
Henry Potez (Méaulte, 1891 – Paris, 1981) was a French aircraft industrialist.
Jean Délémontez
Jean Délémontez was a French aircraft designer.
Jean Délémontez was a French aircraft designer.
Jean-Marie Luton
Jean-Marie Luton is a French aerospace engineer who was the Director General of the European Space Agency from 1990 to 1997.
Jean-Marie Luton is a French aerospace engineer who was the Director General of the European Space Agency from 1990 to 1997.
Laurent Gathier
Laurent Gathier is a French engineer and space pioneer born in 1953 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Laurent Gathier is a French engineer and space pioneer born in 1953 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Louis Blériot
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (1 July 1872 – 2 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor and engineer.
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (1 July 1872 – 2 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor and engineer.
Louis Charles Breguet
Louis Charles Breguet (January 2, 1880 in Paris - May 4, 1955 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France) was a French aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers.
Louis Charles Breguet (January 2, 1880 in Paris - May 4, 1955 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France) was a French aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers.
Lucien Servanty
Lucien Servanty (born in 1909 in Paris, died October 7 1973 in Toulouse) was a French aeronautical engineer.
Lucien Servanty (born in 1909 in Paris, died October 7 1973 in Toulouse) was a French aeronautical engineer.
Léon Lemartin
Théodore Clovis Edmond Lemartin, known as Léon Lemartin (20 October 1883 Dunes, Tarn-et-Garonne – 18 June 1911, Vincennes) was a pioneer aviator who set a world record on 3 February 1911 a...
Théodore Clovis Edmond Lemartin, known as Léon Lemartin (20 October 1883 Dunes, Tarn-et-Garonne – 18 June 1911, Vincennes) was a pioneer aviator who set a world record on 3 February 1911 a...
Léon Levavasseur
Léon Levavasseur (8 January 1863 – 26 February 1922) was a powerplant engineer, aircraft designer and inventor.
Léon Levavasseur (8 January 1863 – 26 February 1922) was a powerplant engineer, aircraft designer and inventor.
Marcel Riffard
Marcel Riffard (died 1981) was a French aeronautical engineer.
Marcel Riffard (died 1981) was a French aeronautical engineer.
Maurice Farman
Maurice Alain Farman was a French Grand Prix motor racing champion, an aviator, and an aircraft manufacturer and designer.
Maurice Alain Farman was a French Grand Prix motor racing champion, an aviator, and an aircraft manufacturer and designer.
Max Holste
Max Holste was a French aeronautical engineer and founder of an aircraft manufacturer company of the same name in Reims, France (now Reims Aviation).
Max Holste was a French aeronautical engineer and founder of an aircraft manufacturer company of the same name in Reims, France (now Reims Aviation).
Michel Colomban
Michel Colomban (born 1932 in France) is a French aeronautical engineer known for his home-built aircraft.
Michel Colomban (born 1932 in France) is a French aeronautical engineer known for his home-built aircraft.
Pierre Mercier (engineer)
Pierre Ernest Mercier (died June 11, 1944) was a French aeronautical engineer.
Pierre Ernest Mercier (died June 11, 1944) was a French aeronautical engineer.
Pierre Robin (designer)
Pierre Robin was a French aeroplane designer.
Pierre Robin was a French aeroplane designer.
Reynald Seznec
Reynald Seznec (born May 11, 1953 in Laval, Mayenne, France) is the President and CEO of the Franco-Italian company Thales Alenia Space since 2008, succeeding to Pascale Sourisse in the Cannes M...
Reynald Seznec (born May 11, 1953 in Laval, Mayenne, France) is the President and CEO of the Franco-Italian company Thales Alenia Space since 2008, succeeding to Pascale Sourisse in the Cannes M...
Roger Béteille
Roger Béteille was born in Vors (Aveyron), France on 28 August 1921.
Roger Béteille was born in Vors (Aveyron), France on 28 August 1921.
Édouard Joly
Édouard Joly, born in Burgundy in 1898, deceased in 1982 was a French aeroplane designer best known for his work with Jean Délémontez on the Jodel range of light aircraft.
Édouard Joly, born in Burgundy in 1898, deceased in 1982 was a French aeroplane designer best known for his work with Jean Délémontez on the Jodel range of light aircraft.