Jules Védrines
Jules Védrines was a French aviator who set several word airplane speed records and was the first aviator to fly faster than 100 miles per hour.
Records:[1]
- 13 January 1912: 90 mph = 145 km/h at Pau
- 12 March 1912: 104 mph = 168 km/h
- 9 September 1912: 108 mph = 174 km/h in Illinois, after winning the 4th Gordon Bennett airplane race
Védrines was also a significant player in aviation during the war.
Early French patent data has Védrines as located within département Aude, France.[2]
Later French patent data has him as located with département Seine, France, and filing in collaboration with Louis-Léon Astoux.[3] Thus, the change in location seems to have had some relation to the collaborative work
British data has Védrines as an Aviator addressed at 33 rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris, Seine, France, and filing in collaboration with Louis-Léon Astoux.[4]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Jules Védrines or Jules Vedrines
- Patent FR-1914-475833 (English title: Improvements to the steering apparatus of airplanes, Filing date: 1914-07-30)
- Patent FR-1916-492299 (English title: Airplane fuselage construction system, Filing date: 1916-05-01)
- Patent FR-1916-492300 (English title: Multi-plane variable-angle airplane wing, Filing date: 1916-05-01)
- Patent FR-1916-492339 (English title: Landing gear system for airplanes, Filing date: 1916-05-29)
- Patent GB-1917-106485 (English title: Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Aeroplane Fuselages, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1916-492299, Filing date: 1917-04-27)
- Patent GB-1917-106486 (English title: Improvements in or relating to Wing Systems for Aeroplanes, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1916-492300, Filing date: 1917-04-27)
Publications by or about Jules Védrines or Jules Vedrines
- Védrines, 1912, Vedrines travels ninety miles an hour (Simple title: Vedrines travels ninety miles an hour, Journal: Aero)
- Vedrines, 1912, The safety of speed in flight (Simple title: The safety of speed in flight, Journal: Aero Club of America Bulletin)
- Védrines, 1912, Impressions of my American trip (Simple title: Impressions of my American trip, Journal: Flying)
- Védrines, 1912, Ein gefährlicher Sturz Védrines (Simple title: A dangerous fall Védrines, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Védrines, 1913, Acrobatic flying (Simple title: Acrobatic flying, Journal: Flying)
Jules Védrines (or Jules Vedrines) participated in these events:
- 1912 British military trials (Start date: 1912-08-01, Locations: Larkhill, Salisbury Plain, England, Country: GB, Tech focus: Airplane)
Links
References
- ↑ Hallion, 2003, pp. 319–322.
- ↑ Patent FR-1914-475833
- ↑ Patent FR-1916-492299
- ↑ Patent GB-1917-106485
| Names | Jules Védrines; Jules Vedrines; Jules-Charles-Toussaint Védrines |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1881 |
| Death date | 1919 |
| Countries | FR |
| Locations | département Aude, France ; Paris, département Seine |
| Occupations | pilot, aviator |
| Tech areas | Airplane, Fuselage, Construction, Steering, Navigation, Wings |
| Affiliations | D'Astoux et Cie, Louis-Léon Astoux |
| Wikidata id | Q3188966 |
