Serge Vincent De Bolotoff
Serge Vincent De Bolotoff was a Bulgarian-born aero inventor and aviator living in England.[1]
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has some of De Bolotoff's records including patent documents from France, Belgium, Italy, and Great Britain.[1]
"He claimed to be the fifth man to have flown an aeroplane and was an aviation pioneer (up to about 1919), who had ambitions to win the Daily Mail competition to be the first person to cross the English Channel. He was active in his field and even argued in The Times, 21 Dec 1908 against Sir Henry Maxim's claims that aeroplanes could be used by an invading force (he argued they could not but had the potential to be deadly in other way."[1]
"[Robert] Mond and de Bolotoff had gone into partnership in 1913, producing Voisin style triplanes and then a two seater known as the De Bolotoff SDEB 14, the failure of which led to the severing of their contact in 1919 and the collapse of the de Bolotoff Aeroplane Works. It is unclear, if this is the same outfit as the Bolotoff Company which was headed by Serge and George de Bolotoff and had manufactured munitions for the Russian Government during the First World War and had worked with the Ministry of Munitions [The Times (London, England), 1 Jun 1922]. This company, was presumably the one registered at Companies House in Sep 1911 as De Bolotoff Ltd with capital of £10 and a guarantee of £10,000. De Bolotoff was serving as air attaché with the Russian military mission in London during the 1910s. George went through bankruptcy proceedings in 1924"[1]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Serge Vincent De Bolotoff
- Patent GB-1917-113467 (Filing date: 1917-02-17)
- Patent GB-1918-122710 (Filing date: 1918-02-05)
- Patent GB-1917-126683 (English title: Hydrocraft Planing Surfaces, Filing date: 1917-02-09)
- Patent FR-1918-498796 (English title: Improvements to the flat surfaces of hydroplanes, Filing date: 1918-02-05)
- Patent FR-1920-498901 (Filing date: 1918-02-16)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Serge Vincent de Bolotoff, Prince Wiazemsky/Viazemsky, c1910s, archival finding aid from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 26 January 2024.
| Names | Serge Vincent De Bolotoff |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1888 |
| Death date | 1955 |
| Countries | GB, Bulgaria |
| Locations | Sevenoaks, County of Kent |
| Occupations | engineer |
| Tech areas | Hydroplane, Airplane |
| Affiliations | De Bolotoff Aeroplane Works, Bolotoff Company |
| Wikidata id | Q84726492 |
