1911
Germany
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0
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Geffa
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monoplane, 1911.
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1911
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SD134
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General Aeroplane Co.
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1916
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US
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Detroit, MI
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1
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incorporated December 1916; built light pusher aircraf including a flying boat, a landplane, and biplane seaplanes.
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G127; 2dG184; SD134
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General Aviation Contractors
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1911
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UK
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Regent St, London, England
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1
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Mr Ridley Prentice
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sales and suppliers for aircraft; distributed Anzani engines
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http://www.britishanzani.co.uk/History.htm
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Geraldson, Gerald
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1910
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USA
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Newcastle, CA
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0
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Gerald Geraldson
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aeroplane patent, 1910
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1910
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SD135
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Gerard
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1784
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France
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0
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Gerard
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ornithopter, 1784
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1784
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SD135
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Germania Flugzeugwerke GmbH
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1914
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Germany
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Leipzig
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1
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small numbers of two-seat armed biplanes and several protypes.
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1919
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G128; 2dG187; SD135; 1920Dir28
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Gibon, Theodor
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1902
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USA
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Clarksville, TN
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0
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Theodor Gibon
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aeroplane patents, 1902-1903
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1903
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SD135
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Gibson, William Wallace
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1911
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Canada
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0
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William Wallace Gibson
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twin plane, 1910; multiplane, 1911.
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1911
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SD136
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Gill-Dash Airplane Co.
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1910
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USA
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Baltimore, MD
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1
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Gill ?; Dash ?
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biplane, 1910.
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1910
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SD136
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Gillmore brothers, Lyman, Sam, and Harrison
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ca. 1910
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USA
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Grass Valley, CA
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0
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brothers, Lyman, Sam, and Harrison Gilmore.
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monoplane, ca. 1910.
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1910 ?
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SD136
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Gilson, Samuel H.
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1910
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USA
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Salt Lake City, UT
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0
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Samuel H. Gilson
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aeroplane patent, 1910
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1910
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SD136
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Glowinski
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1911
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Poland, Russia
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0
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Glowinski
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three monoplanes of Blériot type
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1913
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G130; G189; SD137
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Société Des Moteurs Gnôme
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1909
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France
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France
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1
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brothers, Louis and Laurent Seguin
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Gnome engines in various licenses and deals with Motorenfabrik Oberursel; later merged with Le Rhone
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1915
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_et_Rh%C3%B4ne
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Société des Moteurs Gnome et Rhône
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1915
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France
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41, rue LaBoetie, Paris, France
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1
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Louis Verdet; Louis Seguin and his brother, Laurent;
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made engines; sequence of companies
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Dir1920 p24; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_et_Rh%C3%B4ne (28 May 2009);
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Gnosspelius, Oscar T.
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1910
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UK
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0
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Oscar T. Gnospelius; in 1923 was Major Oscar T. Gnospelius.
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Bleriot-like monoplane, 1910, that did not fly; hyrdo monoplane 1911; improved version, hydro monoplane, 1912, apparently succeeded in flying; ornithopter, 1919, and ultralight, 1923..
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1923
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2dG189; SD137
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the 1923 ultralight was built by Short for the 1923 Lymnpne trials. (G130, SD137)
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Goedecker, Jacob
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1909
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Germany
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near Mainz
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0
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Jacob Goedecker; in 1902 was student of Prof. Hugo Junkers, Technische Hochschulle Aachen, Germany.
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constructed monoplane without wire tension; initial flight tests, 1909; successful flight 24 April 1910; opened Goedecker aircraft factory later that year.
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1910
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http://www.swr.de/100-groessten-rheinland-pfaelzer/kandidaten/-/id=2616472/nid=2616472/did=2462908/1jvzyzm/index.html
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Flugmaschinenwerke Jacob Goedecker
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1910
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Germany
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Niderwalluf, also identified as Mainz-Gonsenheim and Gonzenheim near Mainz.
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1
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Jacob Goedecker. One of his first clients was the then student Anthony Fokker, which see.
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designed and built several Taube-type monoplanes characterized by absence of any top bracing of the wings, the necessary rigidity being provided by a girder structure of steel tubes below the planes; the wing spars were also steel tubes; provision was made for quick erecting and dismantling. The Goedecker Taube of 1914 was on a three-wheel chassis; by substituting a pair of floats for wheels, the machine could be quickly converted into a hydro. Work ended in 1918 because of the Versailles Treaty and the French seized his factory.
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1918
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http://www.swr.de/100-groessten-rheinland-pfaelzer/kandidaten/-/id=2616472/nid=2616472/did=2462908/1jvzyzm/index.html; Flight magazine, 1914, at www.flightglobal.com; and other Internet research.
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Listings at G130, 2dG192, and SD137 were inadequate plus info at G130 and 2dG192 contains some erroneous info (he did not start in business in Amsterdam).
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Flugzegwerke Richard Goetze Kommand Gesellschaft
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1916
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Germany
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two works in Berlin-Treptow and one each in Berlin itself and Berlin-Johannistal
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1
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Richard Goetze
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aircraft maker, worked as subcontractor at four different Berlin works.
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1918
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G130; 2dG192; 1920Dir27;
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Gold's, Willibald
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1910
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Poland, Russia
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0
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monoplane, 1910.
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1901
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SD137
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Gonnel, Arthur and Georges
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1911
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France
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0
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Arthur and Georges Gonnel
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uniplane, 1911.
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1911
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SD138
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Gonzales, Robert
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1912
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USA
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San Francisco, CA
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0
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Robert Gonzales
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biplane, 1912.
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1912
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SD138
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Gosport Aircraft Co., Ltd
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by 1920
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UK
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Gosport, UK
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1
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complete aeroplanes
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Dir1920, p44
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Too late? Near miss?
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Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG (Gotha)
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1913
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Germany
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aircraft factory and school at Gotha-Ost; seaplane school and factory at Warnemünde.
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0
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Oskar Ursinus, designer 1916-1919
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aircraft department opened 1913; manufactured twin-engined biplane bombers and seaplanes; all aircraft carried Gotha name; closed after WW1 armistice.
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1919
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G131; 2dG192-193; SD138; 1920Dir28;
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Included flying schools probably.
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Goupil, Alexandre
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1883
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France
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0
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Alexandre Goupil
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aeroplane, 1883.
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1883
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SD139
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Entry in SD says see also: Gurtiss Goupil "Dalton's Duck." There is a listing for this under aircraft names but no listing could be found under a manufacturer's name.
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Aeroplanes Goupy
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1908
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France
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use of Bleriot factory, 1909, suggests a base near Paris.
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1
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Ambroise Goupy
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triplane that made hop, 1908; Goupy II, built in Blériot factory, 1909; military biplane, 1911; hydroaeroplanes 1912, 1913, and 1914.
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1914
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G131, 2dG193; SD139.
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Gourdou, Charles Edouard Pierre, and Leseurre, Jean Adolfe
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1916
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France
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1
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Charles Edouard Pierre Gourdou and Jean Adolfe Gourdou
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research in 1916 to reduce aircraft drag results in filing for a patent 9 January 1917 for parasol-winged fighter. Prototype made for French Aviation Militare at proopeller manufacturer Societe Wassmer; by 1919 WW1 armistice, 20 improved fighters had been made for Aviation Militaire by Mayen and Zodiac. The partners then established their own factory at St. Maur les Fosses.
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1930s
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G131; 2dG193; SD139.
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Need to research other manufacturing firms listed in products description for possible inclusion; also such research would help establish location of the partners.
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Grade, Hans
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1908
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Germany
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0
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Hans Grade
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built triplane that made hops from October 1908 (considered to be first German flying machine) and monoplanes 1909 and 1910. Established firm 1911 but likely that flying school proceeded that.
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established firm, 1911
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G131-132; 2dG194; SD139;
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Hans Grade Flieger Werke (Hans Grade Fliegerwerke)
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1911
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Germany
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Bork i. Mark ?
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1
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Hans Grade
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firm established 1911 but it appears that by 1911 Grade had a flying school using monoplanes that he had built and that he was selling monoplanes to his flying school customers. Built military monoplane 1914. Factory reportedly sold to Aviatik ca. 1914.
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G131-132; 2dG194; SD139; 1920Dir28
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1920Dir28 lists them at Bork i. Mark (need to recheck to see for information about entity at this address).
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Grahame-White, Claude
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by 1909
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France
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Pau
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1
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Claude Grahame-White, an early aviator
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ran flying school; established business in UK, 1909.
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1909
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G132; 2dGF194; SD139
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Graham-White Aviation Co. Ltd.
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1909
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UK
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Herdon
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1
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Claude Grahame-White, an early aviator
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purchased land and developed aerodrome that was home to aviation schools and factories, including his own. Built succession of aircraft, mainly biplanes, including trainers built for RFC and RNAS. During WW1 also built aircraft for several other manufacturers; postwar built luxury transporter and converted military bomber into airliner; business scrapped 1920.
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1920
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G132; 2dGF194; SD139; 1920Dir44
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Green (or Greene), William W.
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1910
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USA
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Niles, MI
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0
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William W. Green (or Greene)
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biplane, 1910-1911.
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1911
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SD140
|
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Greer and Robbins
|
1911
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USA
|
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0
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Greer and Robbins
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parasol monoplane, 1911.
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1911
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SD140
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Gregor
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ca. 1910
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USA?
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0
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Gregor
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five-seat aeroplane, ca. 1910.
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1910
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SD140
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Gressier Aviation Co.
|
1912
|
USA
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New York, NY
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1
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Gressier
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canard biplane, 1912.
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1912
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SD140
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Dmitrii Pavlovich Grigorovich
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1912
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Russia
|
Russia
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1
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designer Dmitrii Pavlovich Griorovich
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Donnet-L design
|
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G132
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Grinnel Aeroplane Co.
|
1915
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USA
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Grinnell, IA
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1
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tractor biplane, 1915.
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1915
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SD140
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Grizodubov,Stepan Vasilyevich
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1910
|
Russia
|
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0
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Stepan Vasilyevich Grizodubov
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series of biplanes
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1912
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G132; 2dG196;
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Giillebeaud
|
1909
|
France
|
|
0
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Guillebeaud
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airplane, 1909.
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1909
|
SD143
|
|
Gundersen, Hans
|
1911
|
Norway
|
|
0
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Gundersen
|
airplane patent, 1911
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1911
|
SD143
|
|
Gwynne Engineering
|
1914?
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UK
|
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1
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during World War 1 made Clerget rotary aircraft engines
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwynne_(car) (5/28/2009)
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Hadley, C. O., and Blood
|
1911
|
USA
|
Mineola, NY
|
1
|
C. O. Hadley; ? Blood
|
biplane, 1911.
|
1911
|
SD145
|
|
Haefelin
|
1912
|
Germany
|
|
0
|
Haefelin
|
monoplane, 1912.
|
1912
|
SD145
|
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Haerens Flyvertroppernes Vaerkstader (Royal Army Aircraft Factory)
|
1914
|
Denmark
|
Kloeverkarksvej, Copenhagen
|
2
|
Danish Royal Army
|
built aircraft, primarily under license, ending 1935.
|
1935
|
G136 , 2dG203;
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|
Hakkel (Gakkel in Russian)
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1910
|
Russia
|
Russia
|
0
|
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G136; 2dG203
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