Potez (pronounced ) was a French

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founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by

Henry Potez Henry Potez (Méaulte, 30 September 1891 – Paris, 9 November 1981) was a French aircraft industrialist. He studied in the French Aeronautics School '' Supaéro''. With Marcel Dassault, he was the inventor of the Potez-Bloch propeller which, aft ...

Aubervilliers Aubervilliers () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albertivillariens'' or ''Albertivillariennes''. Geography Localisati ...

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. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus

SEA IV The SEA IV was a French two-seat military aircraft of World War I and the immediate post-war era. Development The SEA IV was designed and built in 1917 by Henry Potez, Louis Coroller, and Marcel Bloch. It was a derivative of their previous SE ...

aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved version, the

Potez SEA VII The Potez SEA VII, otherwise known simply as the Potez VII, was an early airliner developed in France shortly after the First World War.Taylor 1989, p.750 Design and development The SEA VII was a civil version of the SEA IV military aircraft t ...

History

During the inter-war years, Potez built a range of small passenger aircraft and a series of military reconnaissance biplanes that were also licence-built in Poland. In

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

, the firm bought flying boat manufacturer CAMS. The company was

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1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

,Il y a 75 ans, les nationalisations de l’aéronautique française
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Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano The '' S.A. des Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano'' (CAER) was an aircraft manufacturing company based in Cannes, France. The predecessor company, ''Chantiers aéronavals de la Méditerranée'' had been founded by Étienne Romano in 1921. ...

Lioré et Olivier Lioré-et-Olivier was a French manufacturer of aircraft of the 20th century, founded in 1912 by Fernand Lioré and Henri Olivier. History The ''Société de Constructions Aéronautiques d'hydravions Lioré-et-Olivier'' had three factories, loca ...

, CAMS and

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in order to form the Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est (SNCASE) on 1 February 1937. Potez's factories in

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and

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were taken over by

SNCAN SNCAN, (abbreviated from ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Nord''), or commonly, Nord, was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer in the pre- and post- World War II era. The company had been formed as one of six state ...

and the Berre factory went to

SNCASE SNCASE (abbreviated from ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est'') or Sud-Est was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed on February 1, 1937, by the nationalization and merger of Lioré et Olivier, Potez ...

. After

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, Potez was re-established as Société des Avions et Moteurs Henry Potez at

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but did not return to the prominence that the company enjoyed prior to nationalisation. In

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

, the company bought

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to form Potez Air-Fouga, but when Potez's last design, the

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(a small turboprop airliner) failed to attract customers, it was forced to close. The remaining assets were purchased by

Sud-Aviation Sud Aviation (, ''Southern Aviation'') was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of Sud-Est (SNCASE, or ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-est'') and Sud-Ouest (SNCASO or ''Société n ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

Aircraft

Potez VII The Potez SEA VII, otherwise known simply as the Potez VII, was an early airliner developed in France shortly after the First World War.Taylor 1989, p.750 Design and development The SEA VII was a civil version of the SEA IV military aircraft t ...

Potez VIII The Potez VIII was a French training aircraft which first flew in 1920. Originally it had a very unusual vertical inline engine and a four-wheeled undercarriage, though the production version was more conventional. Design and development The ...

Potez IX The Potez IX was an early airliner produced in France in the 1920s, a further development of the SEA IV that Henry Potez had co-designed during the First World War.Taylor 1989, p.747''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft'', p.2760 Design a ...

Potez X The Potez X was a French 1920s general-purpose colonial transport aircraft designed and built by Potez. Development The Potez X was a three-engined biplane with a fixed nosewheel landing gear supplemented with a tailskid. The first variant was ...

Potez XI The Potez XI was the first fighter aircraft designed by the French company Potez Potez (pronounced ) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919 in aviation, 1919. The firm bega ...

Potez XV The Potez XV (also erroneously written Potez 15) was a French single-engine, two-seat observation biplane designed as a private venture by Louis Coroller and built by Potez and under licence in Poland. Design and development The aircraft was de ...

* Potez XVII *

Potez 23 The Potez 23 was a prototype French single-engine fighter biplane designed in 1923. History The Potez 23 was built by Potez in response to the C1 fighter program issued by the STAé in 1923. The C1 fighter specification called for a speed of ...

Potez 25 Potez 25 (also written as Potez XXV) was a French twin-seat, single-engine biplane designed during the 1920s. A multi-purpose fighter-bomber, it was designed as a line aircraft and used in a variety of roles, including fighter and escort mission ...

Potez 27 The Potez 27 was a French reconnaissance biplane first flown in 1924. 175 were operated by the Polish Air Force, most built in Poland by PWS under licence. Others went to Romania, where they were also used as light bombers. Design and developme ...

Potez 28 The Potez 28 was a French aircraft designed in the 1920s to set distance records, built in both sesquiplane and monoplane versions. Only two were completed but both set several long distance records. Design and development The Potez 28, known ...

Potez 29 The Potez 29 was a 1920s French passenger biplane designed and built by Avions Henry Potez. Although designed as a civilian aircraft, a large number entered service with the French Air Force. Development The Potez 29 was a biplane powered by a n ...

* Potez 31 *

Potez 32 The Potez 32 and its military version the Potez 33 was a single-engine French monoplane transport built by Potez and based on the Potez 29 biplane. Development The Potez 32 used the same fuselage, tail unit and landing gear of the Potez 29, but ...

Potez 33 The Potez 32 and its military version the Potez 33 was a single-engine French monoplane transport built by Potez and based on the Potez 29 biplane. Development The Potez 32 used the same fuselage, tail unit and landing gear of the Potez 29, but ...

Potez 36 The Potez 36 was a French two-seat touring or sport monoplane designed and built by Potez. The Potez 36 was a high-wing braced monoplane with a conventional landing gear. It had an enclosed cabin with side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger ...

Potez 37 The Potez 37 was a two-seat, long range reconnaissance aircraft built to compete for a france, French government contract. It flew in mid-1930 but did not win the competition, so only two were completed. Design The French R.2 specification of 1 ...

Potez 38 The Potez 38 was a French single engine, eight or nine seat passenger aircraft flown in 1930. Only one was built. Design and development The Potez 38 was a monoplane with high wings built around wooden box spars, spruce ribs and with fabric ...

Potez 39 The Potez 39 was a French two-seat single-engined parasol wing monoplane reconnaissance and observation aircraft of the 1930s. Development The Potez 39 was designed to a 1928 requirement for an aircraft to replace the Potez 25 and Breguet 19 mach ...

Potez 42 The Potez 42 was designed and built in 1930 to meet a French government requirement for a small air ambulance capable of operating in the colonies. It did not reach production. Design Around 1930 there was a French interest in small aircraft ...

Potez 43 The Potez 43 was a family of French light utility and sports aircraft, developed in early 1930s. They were three-seat single-engine high-wing monoplanes. Design and development The plane was a development of Potez 36. First of all it featured n ...

Potez 50 The Potez 50 or Potez 50 A2 was a French two seat military multi-rôle aircraft, first flown in 1931. It did not go into service but seven variants using five different engines were produced, one of them setting several speed with useful load re ...

Potez 53 The Potez 53 was a French low-wing enclosed cockpit single-seat cantilever monoplane racing aircraft built by Potez to specifically to compete in the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe race, which it won outright.Taylor 1989, p. 748."Coupe Deutsch ...

Potez 54 The Potez 540 was a French multi-role aircraft of the 1930s. Designed and built by Potez, it served with the French Air Force as a reconnaissance bomber, also serving with the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War. Although ob ...

Potez 56 The Potez 56 was a 1930s France, French executive transport monoplane built by Potez and later used as a military crew trainer and liaison aircraft. Development Potez began work on a twin-engined light transport aircraft, the Potez 56, in early 1 ...

Potez 58 The Potez 58 was a family of French light utility and touring aircraft, developed in mid-1930s. They were three-seat single-engine high-wing monoplanes. Design and development The plane was a further development of Potez 43 family, tracing its r ...

Potez 60 __NOTOC__ The Potez 60 sometimes named the ''Sauterelle'' ("Grasshopper") is a French 1930s parasol-wing open- cockpit trainer. It had a wide-track tailwheel landing gear and is powered by a 45 kW (60 hp) Potez 3B uncowled radial en ...

Potez 62 Potez 62 was a French twin-engine civil airliner, designed by Henry Potez in 1934. The French military adapted this air-frame two-years later to create the Potez 650. History The prototype of the Potez 62 made its maiden flight on January 28, 193 ...

Potez 63 The Potez 630 and its derivatives were a family of twin-engined, multirole aircraft developed for the French Air Force in the late 1930s. The design was a contemporary of the British Bristol Blenheim (which was larger and designed purely as a ...

Potez 65 The Potez 650 was a French-built military transport aircraft that saw service in World War II. Derived from the Potez 62 airliner, the 650 was specifically built for paratrooper units. Development The Potez 62 was a high-wing twin-engine monoplan ...

Potez 75 The Potez 75 was a low-cost, simple, ground-support, observation and launch aircraft for anti-tank missiles, designed and built in the early 1950s, for use in colonial conflicts. One hundred and fifteen were ordered in 1956, but cancelled in 1957 ...

Potez 91 0191 is the UK telephone dialling code used by Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland and other nearby areas in the north east of England. Areas covered Numbering in the 0191 area is officially divided into three distinct areas, each with their own batc ...

Potez 220 The Potez 220 was a prototype French twin-engined, three-seat Reconnaissance aircraft, reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft. Two examples were built in 1939, but no production followed. Design and development On 6 February 1937, the Frenc ...

Potez 230 The Potez 230 was a French lightweight single-seat, single-engined fighter aircraft. One prototype was built and flew in 1940, but no production followed, with the prototype being captured and shipped to Germany for study. Design and development ...

Potez 452 The Potez 452 was a French flying boat designed and built by Potez in response to a French Navy specification for a shipboard reconnaissance machine for use on its battleships and cruisers. Design The design requirements included the ability fo ...

Potez 540 The Potez 540 was a French multi-role aircraft of the 1930s. Designed and built by Potez, it served with the French Air Force as a reconnaissance bomber, also serving with the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War. Although ob ...

Potez 630 The Potez 630 and its derivatives were a family of twin-engined, multirole aircraft developed for the French Air Force in the late 1930s. The design was a contemporary of the British Bristol Blenheim (which was larger and designed purely as a ...

Potez 650 The Potez 650 was a French-built military transport aircraft that saw service in World War II. Derived from the Potez 62 airliner, the 650 was specifically built for paratrooper units. Development The Potez 62 was a high-wing twin-engine monopla ...

Potez 661 The Potez 661 was a four-engined metal low-wing monoplane airliner developed in France just before World War II. The single example flew with Air Afrique on French colonial routes. Design and development In 1936 the well-established Potez compa ...

Potez 662 The Potez 662 was a higher powered and faster development of the Potez 661. Like its predecessor, it was a low wing, four engine monoplane carrying 12 passengers. Only one was built, serving with the French Air Ministry. Design and development ...

Potez 840 The Potez 840 was a 1960s French four-engined 18-passenger executive monoplane, the last aircraft to use the Potez name. Development The Potez 840 was an all-metal cantilever-wing monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear. It had a cre ...

* Potez-CAMS 140 project only *

Potez-CAMS 141 The Potez-CAMS 141 was a French long range reconnaissance flying boat of the late 1930s. Intended to equip the French Navy, only a single prototype was completed before the German invasion of France stopped production. That prototype did, however ...

* Potez-CAMS 142 project only *

Potez-CAMS 160 The Potez-CAMS 160 was a one-off 5/13 scale flight model built in France, first flown in the summer of 1938 to test aerodynamic and hydrodynamic qualities of the Potez-CAMS 161 airliner and mail carrier, which was too large for detailed modelling ...

* Potez-CAMS 161 *

Engines

Potez A-4 Potez (pronounced ) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved versi ...

(1920s) *

Potez 4D The Potez 4D was a four-cylinder, inverted inline aircraft engine. It was first built shortly before World War II, but did not enter full production until 1949. Like the other D-series engines, the cylinders had a bore of 125 mm (4.9 in ...

Potez 4E The Potez 4E is a French air-cooled flat-four piston engine of the 1960s. It was unveiled at the 1959 Paris Air Show, entered production in 1960 and is rated at 78 kW (105 hp). It remained in production until 1965 when Potez abandone ...

Potez 6D The Potez 6D is a French six cylinder inverted inline aircraft engine put into production after World War II in normal and supercharged versions. Unsupercharged, it produced a take-off power of at 2,530 rpm. Design and development In the 1930s ...

Potez 8D The Potez 8D is the largest member of the Potez D series of air-cooled piston aircraft engines which share several common features. It is a supercharged eight cylinder inverted engine with a take-off power of . Design and development In the 1 ...

Potez 12D Potez (pronounced ) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved versi ...

* Potez 9A *

Potez 9B Potez (pronounced ) was a French aircraft manufacturer founded as Aéroplanes Henry Potez by Henry Potez at Aubervilliers in 1919. The firm began by refurbishing war-surplus SEA IV aircraft, but was soon building new examples of an improved ver ...

(9 cylinder radial)

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