The Deperdussin Coupe Schneider was an early racing
aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...
built in 1913 by the
Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and reorganized as the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (
SPAD) in 1913. The aircraft is noted for winning the
Schneider Trophy
The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, also known as the Schneider Trophy, Schneider Prize or (incorrectly) the Schneider Cup is a trophy that was awarded annually (and later, biennially) to the winner of a race for seaplanes and flying ...
1913.
Design
The Deperdussin Coupe Schneider was a floatplane version of the
Deperdussin Monocoque
The Deperdussin Monocoque was an early racing aircraft built in 1912 by the Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and reorganized as the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés ( SPAD) in 1913. It is so nam ...
, and like the latter, had a mid-wing design and was of monocoque all-wood construction.
Service history
It entered into the April 16, 1913 Schneider Cup race. Flying it,
Maurice Prévost
Lucien Maurice Prévost, known as Maurice Prévost, (22 September 1887 in Reims – 27 November 1952) in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French pioneer aviator, best remembered for winning the first Schneider Trophy race in 1913, and the Gordon Benne ...
was awarded the Schneider Cup.
Specifications
References
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Coupe
A coupe or coupé (, ) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.
The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Racing aircraft
1910s French sport aircraft
Mid-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1913
Rotary-engined aircraft