Lebaudy Frères was a French sugar producer based in

Moisson Moisson () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. History On 12 November 1903, the Lebaudy brothers made a controlled dirigible ...

, France. In addition to sugar, they also made a series of

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s in the early years of the twentieth century, some of which saw service with several European armies.

Operation

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and

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were the owners of a sugar refinery who, with the assistance of their engineer Henri Julliot as designer, built semi-rigid airships which saw service with the

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, the

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and the Austrian army."Military Airships
''Flight'' magazine Global Archive: 1909, p.436
/ref> They constructed an

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at Moisson, near the

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downstream from Paris"The Present Status of Military Aeronautics
''Flight'' magazine Global Archive: 1909, p. 119
/ref> and were instrumental in the development of airships in the first decade of the twentieth century. Their semi-rigid airships were considered useful for military purposes and several were ordered by the French War Ministry.''Patrie'' ordered by War Ministr

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Airships designed by Henri Julliot for Lebaudy Frères

Lebaudy Frères, Moisson près Mantes (Seine-et-Oise). Builders of pressure airships of the keel-girder type to the designs of M. Henri Juillot (sic). Keel-girder of steel-tubing, forming a rigid understructure. Trim controlled by lifting planes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lebaudy Freres Defunct aircraft manufacturers of France Sugar industry of France