Nicolas Roland Payen (2 February 1914 in
Athis-Mons
Athis-Mons () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants are called ''Athégiens''.
A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mons ...
,
France
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– 8 December 2004) was a
French aeronautical engineer
Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is si ...
.
He has been described as the originator of the
delta wing
A delta wing is a wing shaped in the form of a triangle. It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta (Δ).
Although long studied, it did not find significant applications until the Jet Age, when it proved suitabl ...
.
See also
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Payen Pa.101, a French experimental aircraft, first flown in 1935
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Payen AP.10, a French experimental aircraft, first flown in 1936
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Payen PA-22
The Payen PA-22 was a French experimental aircraft designed by Nicolas Roland Payen.
The aircraft had an unconventional design: it had a set of delta wings, in front of which were a set of short conventional wings. It had a fixed front land ...
, a French experimental aircraft, first flown in 1942
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Payen Pa.47, a French two seat, high wing single engine tourer, which first flew in 1949
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Payen Pa 49
The Payen Pa 49 Katy was a small Experimental aircraft, experimental France, French turbojet powered tailless aircraft, designed by Nicolas Roland Payen, and first flown in 1954. It was the first French aircraft of this kind and the smallest jet ...
, a small experimental French turbojet powered tailless aircraft, first flown in 1954
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Payen Arbalète, a small, pusher configuration, experimental French tailless aircraft, first flown in 1965
References
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1914 births
2004 deaths
French aerospace engineers