Anzani

The Anzani company made engines including for Blériot's 1909 flight; made hydrofoil; did business with Coventry Ordnance Works (COW).

British branch started 1912.

Key persons included Alessandro Anzani; Enrico Forlanini; Deschamps; Blondeau

A 1912 brochure from the company makes a big deal of the 1909 Blériot channel crossing. It advertises 3-, 6-, and 10-cylinder engines, with two different varieties of each; good descriptions, specs, and pictures.

Sources

• Dir1920 p24; http://britishanzani.co.uk/AnzHist.htm and http://www.britishanzani.co.uk/History.htm (28 May 2009);

Links

• Gérard Hartmann, Les moteurs Anzani, Dossiers historiques et techniques aéronautique française
• Angle, 1921, Airplane Engine Encyclopedia, pp. 38–48

Names	Anzani
Country	France
City	112, Boulevard de Courbevoie, Courbevoie, Paris
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Started aero	1907
Ended aero
Key people	Alessandro Anzani
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