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Pierre Levasseur was a French aircraft designer, who through his company ''Sociéte Pierre Levasseur Aéronautique'', produced aircraft for the French Navy in the early 1900s and ran a flying school. The chief pilot of his school was François Denhaut (1877–1952), notable for designing the first flying boat. Georges Abrial (1898 – ?), an early French aerodynamicist, also worked with Levasseur to produce the Levasseur-Abrial A-1. ==Sociéte Pierre Levasseur Aéronautique== Models created included: * Levasseur-Abrial A-1, 1922 glider * Levasseur PL.2, Naval torpedo-bomber biplane * Levasseur PL.4, carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft * Levasseur PL.5, carrier-based fighter * Levasseur PL.6, 1926 2-seat fighter aircraft * Levasseur PL.7, torpedo bomber * Levasseur PL.8, special model created for the Orteig Prize (see ''The White Bird'') * Levasseur PL.10, carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft * Levasseur PL.14, 1920s torpedo bomber seaplane * Levasseur PL.15, 1930s torpedo bomber seaplane A famous aircraft produced by the company was ''The White Bird'' (''L'Oiseau Blanc''), a Levasseur PL.8 biplane which disappeared in 1927 during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York.〔(the Atlantic Strikes Back )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pierre Levasseur (aircraft builder)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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