Raoul Vendôme
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Raoul Vendôme was an aero inventor and founder of Raoul Vendôme et Cie.
He worked with Antoine-Isidore Odier. Together, Odier and Vendôme designed and built several planes, these coming to be "deignated Odier-Vendôme". He also worked with Henri Marcoux.
Initial French patent data has him filing from Seine; France.[1]
Slightly later British data has him as an Engineer filing specifically from 30bis, rue de Cauchy, Paris.[2]
We have background info on him here:
- bio: https://www.earlyaviators.com/evendome.htm at earlyaviators.com
- https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/raoul-vend%C3%B4me-aircraft.32854/ -- a list of 17 aircraft he made, from secretprojects.co.uk's user hesham.
- https://www.abebooks.com/photographs/France-Aviation-Raoul-Vendome-Monoplane-old/30364936496/bd - a photo
- more photos: https://www.ebay.com/itm/362588024874
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Raoul Vendôme or Raoul Vendome
- Patent FR-1912-442490 (English title: Variable height landing gear for airplanes, Filing date: 1912-04-12)
- Patent FR-1912-442491 (English title: Devices for rapid disassembly and reassembly of airplanes bearing surfaces, Filing date: 1912-04-12)
- Patent FR-1912-455904 (English title: Improvements in the construction and establishment of aeroplanes, particularly those with separate centers, Filing date: 1912-06-04)
- Patent FR-1914-475428 (English title: Clamp system for the tighteners of the carrying surfaces of aeroplanes, allowing the quick taking down of these surfaces, Filing date: 1914-02-21)
- Patent FR-1914-475429 (English title: Removable shielding device for aircraft, Filing date: 1914-02-21)
- Patent FR-1914-475430 (English title: Refilling system for airplane stabilizers, Filing date: 1914-02-21)
Publications by or about Raoul Vendôme or Raoul Vendome
- Cléry, 1909, Les aéroplanes Vendôme (Simple title: Vendome airplanes, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Publication B2p1097e19, 1909, L'aéroplane Raoul Vendôme (Simple title: The Raoul Vendôme aeroplane, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Vendôme, 1911, La construction de l'aéroplane (Simple title: Building an aeroplane, Journal: L'Aéro)
- Vendôme, 1911, L'art de construire un aéroplane (Simple title: The art of building an aeroplane, Journal: L'Aéro)
References
| Names | Raoul Vendôme; Raoul Vendome |
|---|---|
| Countries | FR |
| Locations | Paris, Seine, France |
| Occupations | founder, designer |
| Tech areas | Airplane, Frame, Chassis, Fuselage, Wheels, Landing |
| Accreditations | |
| Affiliations | Raoul Vendôme et Cie |
| Family name | |
| Birth date | 1871 |
| Death date | 1955 |
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