École Supérieure d’Aéronautique et de Construction Mécanique

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Founded in 1909 by Jean-Baptiste Roche. Trained military and civilian aero engineers. Training was suspended at the beginning of the war when most of its faculty were brought into military service, but the school reopened in 1917 as the need for more engineers became pressing. Allied governments, especially Italy, also sent students.[1]

Studies were divided into airplane and motor. Students frequently visited active workshops to get direct experience of the state of the art. Civilian graduates were typically hired directly into the industry.[1]

Roche wrote that students who graduated from the school before the war played an important part in the effort, but he was not permitted to divulge the details.[1]

1909–1914

The school opened on 15 November 1909 with 120 students. The faculty included:[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jean-Baptiste Roche, "Le Fonctionnement de l'École Supérieure d'Aéronautique pendant la Guerre"; in De Brunoff, 1919, L'áeronautique pendant la guerre mondiale, pp. 108–109.
  2. Roche, 1909, L'école supérieure d'aéronautique,pp. 53–54.


Organization names École Supérieure d’Aéronautique et de Construction Mécanique; École Supérieure d’Aéronautique et de Constructions Mécaniques; École Supérieure d'Aéronautique
Entity type school
Country FR
City Paris?
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Scope
Started aero 1909-11-15
Ended aero
Keywords school
Key people Jean-Baptiste Roche
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