Antoinette VIII
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| Antoinette VIII | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Antoinette |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 15 August 1909 |
| Developed from | Antoinette IV |
The Antoinette VIII was a French pioneering aircraft flown in 1909, a development in the series of monoplanes designed by Léon Levavasseur beginning with the Antoinette IV.[1][2][3] It was one of a number of Antoinette designs flown at the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne (Great Aviation Week in Champagne) in August 1909.[3]
Relatively little is known about this aircraft today.[4]
The Antoinette VIII was a high-wing, wire-braced monoplane of conventional layout. The fuselage was a monocoque structure, triangular in cross-section.[1] The vertical tail extended above and below the horizontal stabilizer.[1] The pilot sat in an open cockpit,[1] and directional control was achieved by wing-warping.[1][2] Power was supplied by a piston engine in the nose driving a tractor propeller. The aircraft was fitted with conventional undercarriage.