Robert Morane, (10 March 1886, Paris – 28 August 1968, Paris) and his brother Léon Morane (11 April 1885, Paris – 19 October 1918, Paris) were French aviation pioneers.
Robert(left) and Léon Morane, at the Prix Michelin d'aviation [fr] in 1910
Léon obtained his brevet (flying licence) on 19 April 1910 in a Blériot,[1] and that June, he took part in la Grande Semaine d'aviation de Rouen.
On 5 October 1910, Léon and Robert Morane made a trial flight, aiming to win le prix Michelin d'aviation, which required a journey between Paris and sommet du Puy de Dôme in less than 6 hours. Their attempt failed when, having set off from Issy in a Gnôme 100 hp- powered Blériot, they crashed near Boissy-Saint-Léger, both being seriously injured.[2][3] After this accident, Leon received a visit from his childhood friend Raymond Saulnier, and a year later, on 10 October 1911, they created the Société Anonyme des Aéroplanes Morane – Saulnier, with Robert Morane as test pilot.[4][2] Its registered office was at Paris and the factories were at Puteaux.
In 1910, Léon was the first person to fly at 100 km/h (62 mph); he also set the altitude record, at 2,500 m (8,200 ft). He died during the epidemic of 'Spanish' flu in October 1918.
After the First World War the factory was dedicated primarily to production of trainers and fighter aircraft, including, notably: a single seater with canopy (1924), the MS 230 trainer which sold 1100 examples (1930), and the M.S.405/MS 406, a single seat fighter of all-metal construction, powered by a Hispano-Suiza 860 hp engine (1936–1937).
^Léon MORANE at aviatechno.net/brevets Accessed 13 June 2017
^ abmorane-saulnier at ctie.monash.edu Accessed 13 June 2017
^"Collection Jules Beau, Figs 16 & 17". Gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 15 October 2014. Accessed 13 June 2017
^. Amis et Passionnés du Père-Lachaise. 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2014. Accessed 13 June 2017
^findagrave Leon Morane, Cimitiere du Pere Lachaise Accessed 13 June 2017
^findagrave Robert Morane, Cimitière du Père Lachaise Accessed 13 June 2017
November 29, 2023
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