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Régnier Motor Company
Régnier Motor Company (Fr:''Société anonyme des établissements Emile Regnier'') was a French aircraft engine manufacturer founded by Émile Régnier in the 1920s. Régnier was a World War I flying ace. Postwar, he became the French agent for de Havilland. He displayed a Gipsy III and Gipsy Major at the 1932 Paris Air Show. He later built de Havilland Gipsy series engines under license. Some sources suggest that he began in the 1920s. According to Gunston he only began manufacture with the Gipsy Major and Gipsy Six, which appeared respectively in 1932 and 1933. These were both air-cooled inverted inline types, of four and six cylinders respectively, and shared many common parts. By 1934, he began building his own inverted inline designs as the Régnier Motor Company. He developed an inverted air-cooled six-cylinder engine for use in a privately entered Caudron C.366 to compete in the ''Coupe Deutsch de Meurthe'' air race in 1934. The 217 brake horsepower motor was developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émile Régnier
'' Sous lieutenant'' Émile Julien Mathurin Régnier (29 July 1894 – 4 September 1940) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He served in the French infantry from September 1914 until early June 1917, suffering two serious wounds in the process. On 28 June 1917, he transferred into aviation as a corporal. He joined ''Escadrille 89'' as a fighter pilot on 8 January 1918. He would serve through war's end, sharing in six confirmed victories scored in conjunction with other pilots. Postwar, he would be granted the ''Légion d'honneur'' to add to his ''Médaille militaire'' and ''Croix de Guerre''. He became successively an agent for De Havilland beginning in 1932, then an air racing participant, and finally an aircraft engine designer and builder beginning in 1934. He died at Pozzi, Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy, aged 46. Régnier's death did not close down his aircraft engine company, which subsequently was captured and used by the Nazis during World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |