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Maurice Mallet (1861–1926) was a cofounder of the company later called Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs/Cemeteries of France and elsewhere
Stationery illustrated with a stalk of wheat wrapped in a banner marked "Quo non ascendamus 1879" and a balloon flying above clouds and birds LCCN2002735660.tif, alt=Drawing of stalk of wheat and balloon flying above clouds, by Maurice Mallet, Drawing by Maurice Mallet (1879).
Soc Zodiac 100 ff 1911.jpg, Share of the ''Société Zodiac'' from
the 26. January 1911. L'Aérophile cover 1898.jpg, alt=picture of balloon on journal cover, Image by Maurice Mallet on cover of ''
Maurice Mallet (1861–1926) was a cofounder of the company later called Zodiac Aerospace
Zodiac Aerospace was a French aerospace group founded in 1896 that supplied systems and equipment for aircraft. It had around 100 sites across the globe and employed nearly 35,000 people. In October 2018, it was acquired by French aerospace an ...
.
In 1896, Mallet joined with Henry de La Vaulx
Henry de La Vaulx (1870–1930), was a balloonist, author, and cofounder of major French and international aeronautical associations.
Biography
He was born in Bierville, France on April 2, 1870.
From March 1896 to May 1897 he stayed with nativ ...
and other associates to launch the company ''Mallet, Mélandri et de Pitray''. The company made gas balloon
A gas balloon is a balloon that rises and floats in the air because it is filled with a gas lighter than air (such as helium or hydrogen). When not in flight, it is tethered to prevent it from flying away and is sealed at the bottom to prevent t ...
s for sport and tourism. In 1899, it was renamed ''Ateliers de Constructions Aéronautiques Maurice Mallet''. The Mallet workshops prospered thanks to regular orders from the Aéro-Club de France
The Aéro-Club de France () was founded as the Aéro-Club on 20 October 1898 as a society 'to encourage aerial locomotion' by Ernest Archdeacon, Léon Serpollet, Henri de la Valette, Jules Verne and his wife, André Michelin, Albert de Dion, ...
, the French flying club.
In 1902–3, Mallet collaborated with Victor Tatin
Victor Tatin (1843–1913) was a French engineer who created an early airplane, the ''Aéroplane'', in 1879. The craft was the first model airplane to take off using its own power after a run on the ground.
The model had a span of and weighed . ...
to construct the dirigible
An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power. Aerostats gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air.
In early ...
''La Ville de Paris'' for Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe
Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe (; 25 September 1846 – 24 November 1919), born Salomon Henry Deutsch, was a successful French petroleum businessman (known as the "Oil King of Europe"Howard, Fred, ''Wilbur & Orville: A Biography'', Dover Publicati ...
. It was not successful and Deutsch de la Meurthe sponsored a later more successful one with the same name.
Mallet held patents for inventions related to dirigibles.
Around 1908, the company became ''Société française des ballons dirigeables'' (i.e. ''French airship company'') then in 1911 the company changed its name to become ''Zodiac''. In 1909, the name Zodiac (with an English spelling) appeared in the name ''Société française de ballons dirigeables et d'aviation Zodiac'' (i.e. ''Zodiac French airship and aviation company''), followed in 1911 by ''Société Zodiac, anciens Établissements aéronautiques Maurice Mallet'' (i.e. ''Zodiac Company, formerly Maurice Mallet aeronautical establishments''). It then experienced a boom in the construction of airplanes
An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spectr ...
and airships
An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air Powered aircraft, under its own power. Aerostats gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding a ...
, especially for the Aérostation Maritime (Naval Balloon Command) and through its participation in World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
He is buried in Courbevoie
Courbevoie () is a commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine Department of the Île-de-France region of France. It is in the suburbs of the city of Paris, from the center of Paris. The centre of Courbevoie is situated from the city limits of Par ...
, (1st division, transverse alley, grave nr 10).Pictures
the 26. January 1911. L'Aérophile cover 1898.jpg, alt=picture of balloon on journal cover, Image by Maurice Mallet on cover of ''
L'Aérophile
''L’Aérophile'' ("The Aerophile") was a French aviation magazine published from 1893 to 1947. It has been described as "the leading aeronautical journal of the world" around 1910.
History and contents
''L’Aérophile'' was founded and ru ...
'' (1898).
Mallet drew balloons for publications including '' L'Aerophile''.
Tombe de Maurice Mallet 1. Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), cimetière des Fauvelles, division 1, n° 10.jpg, Grave in Courbevoie.
Tombe Mallet 2. Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), cimetière des Fauvelles, division 1, n° 10.jpg, Grave in Courbevoie. Close-up.
References
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