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Maurice Henri Delanne was born in the town of Diors in France early in 1901.
He grew up in the golden age of French aviation, the age of Warman and Bleriot;
of Fonck, Guynemer and Nunguesser. He received his degree at the famed Superior
School of Aeronautical Engineering in Paris, in 1924. Having some funds of his own,
he founded his own company, the "Société Anonyme de Recherches Aeronautique."
In this era the biplane was still supreme. Surplus equipment from World War I was still
available, so Delanne decided that what was needed was a high-performance, low-
powered personal aircraft. He realized that most of the planes available at the time
were overweight for their function; as a result, they had to use huge engines, with
proportionately large fuel appetites.
Early Designs,
D I was unknown aircraft of 1929
D II was a side-by-side two-seat low-wing touring monoplane, powered by
one 70 hp Anzani engine,1929
D 20 was a three seat version of D II, equipped with 95 hp Salmson or 85-115
Cirrus engine
D ? was a patent for single seat low-wing aircraft, had a folded wing,1932
D ? was a patent for single seat tandem wing monoplane, powered
by one tractor engine,1935
*** New series was begun from 1935/36,
DL-10 C2 was a two-seat tandem wing experimental monoplane fighter,in C2
category,powered by one 860 hp Hispano-Suiza 12 Ycrs engine
DL-20 T2 was a developed version of DL-10,designed as an aerodynamic
model for a larger fighter aircraft,powered by one 180 hp Regner 6B-01 engine
DL-30 P2 was a two-seat glider,with gull wing and an aspect ratio of 15,1938
DL-40 was twin engined tandem wing transport aircraft project,intended to
carry 25-passengers and a crew of three,it had an estimated speed of 560 km/h and maximum range 1600 km
DL-50 P1 was a single seat high-performance glider project,intended in
1939,but may be for the circumstances of the war,the design ignored
DL-60 E1 was a training sailplane, designed to enable pilots to graduate from their C certificate to the more demanding D,1938
DL-70 was a transatlantic seaplane project designed to compete with the
SNCASE 200 and the Latécoère 631 under development in the late 1930s
DL-80 ? was unknown, but may it was a redesignation of DL-20 T1,as a single
seat experimental aircraft,1938
DL-90 ? was unknown, but may it was a redesignation of DL-10 C1, as a single
seat project version of DL-10 C2,1939
DL-100 ? was unknown,but may it was a single seat tandem wing monoplane fighter project, based on 1935 patent,also powered by a tractor engine
DL-110 ------?
DL-120 was a tandem wing twin engined fighter-bomber monoplane project,
powered by two 670 hp Gnome-Rhone 14M4 engines
DL-130 ------?
DL-140 ------?
DL-150 was a tandem wing medium bomber monoplane project,in B5 category,
powered by two 2000 hp Gnome-Rhone 18 P engines
DL-151 was a developed version,with major changes,powered by two 1580 hp
Gnome-Rhone 14 R28 / 29 engines
DL-160 was a tandem wing heavy fighter monoplane project,powered by two
1800 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y-89 engines buried in the fuselage
DL-170 ------?
DL-180 ------?
DL-190 P2 was a two-seat tandem-wing military assault glider,two prototypes were put into construction, but never completed
DL-200 ? was unknown,but may it was a single seat tandem wing monoplane fighter project,powered by pusher engine
DL-210 ? was unknown,but may it was also a single seat tandem wing monoplane fighter,powered by a tractor engine
DL-220 ? was unknown,but may it was a side-by-side two seat jet trainer or touring monoplane project
DL-230 was a tandem wing six-seat transport monoplane project,powered by two 185 hp engines
DL-240 was a tandem wing ten-seat transport monoplane project,powered by two 500 hp engines
DL-250 was a tandem wing four-seat transport monoplane project,powered by one 220 hp engine
DL-260 ? was unknown,but may it was a tandem wing single seat jet fighter monoplane project,powered by one jet engine,and had a side intakes
DL-270 ? was unknown,but may it was a tandem wing single seat jet fighter monoplane project,powered by one jet engine,and hada ventral intakes
DL-280 ? was unknown,but may it was a tandem wing single seat jet fighter
monoplane project,powered by one jet,and had inverted delta wing only
in front high wing
DL-290 ------?
DL-300 or D-300 please see D-1300
D-310 ------?
D-320 ------?
D-330 ------?
D-340 ------?
D-350 ------?
D-360 was a tandem delta wing interceptor project of 1950s,with
a new design ,twin tail fins ,and a bubble canopy.it had a single
jet engine, 2.5 Mach speed and 15000 m altitude
D-370 ------?
D-380 ------?
D-390 ------?
D-400 was a tandem wing four-seat touring and light monoplane project,powered
by one pusher engine
D-500 to D-1100 ? were unknown designs,probably not used
D-1200 was a twin jet tandem wing monoplane project,may it was a transport
aircraft
D-1300 was a tandem wing transport monoplane project,intended as a business jet project,powered by two Turbomeca Marboré II engines,sometimes
got a wrong identity as D-300
# For Delanne with Westland or Pardel Development Corporation,there
are not a regular series,or I don't know,how their forms were ?.
- To be continued
Maurice Henri Delanne was born in the town of Diors in France early in 1901.
He grew up in the golden age of French aviation, the age of Warman and Bleriot;
of Fonck, Guynemer and Nunguesser. He received his degree at the famed Superior
School of Aeronautical Engineering in Paris, in 1924. Having some funds of his own,
he founded his own company, the "Société Anonyme de Recherches Aeronautique."
In this era the biplane was still supreme. Surplus equipment from World War I was still
available, so Delanne decided that what was needed was a high-performance, low-
powered personal aircraft. He realized that most of the planes available at the time
were overweight for their function; as a result, they had to use huge engines, with
proportionately large fuel appetites.
Early Designs,
D I was unknown aircraft of 1929
D II was a side-by-side two-seat low-wing touring monoplane, powered by
one 70 hp Anzani engine,1929
D 20 was a three seat version of D II, equipped with 95 hp Salmson or 85-115
Cirrus engine
D ? was a patent for single seat low-wing aircraft, had a folded wing,1932
D ? was a patent for single seat tandem wing monoplane, powered
by one tractor engine,1935
*** New series was begun from 1935/36,
DL-10 C2 was a two-seat tandem wing experimental monoplane fighter,in C2
category,powered by one 860 hp Hispano-Suiza 12 Ycrs engine
DL-20 T2 was a developed version of DL-10,designed as an aerodynamic
model for a larger fighter aircraft,powered by one 180 hp Regner 6B-01 engine
DL-30 P2 was a two-seat glider,with gull wing and an aspect ratio of 15,1938
DL-40 was twin engined tandem wing transport aircraft project,intended to
carry 25-passengers and a crew of three,it had an estimated speed of 560 km/h and maximum range 1600 km
DL-50 P1 was a single seat high-performance glider project,intended in
1939,but may be for the circumstances of the war,the design ignored
DL-60 E1 was a training sailplane, designed to enable pilots to graduate from their C certificate to the more demanding D,1938
DL-70 was a transatlantic seaplane project designed to compete with the
SNCASE 200 and the Latécoère 631 under development in the late 1930s
DL-80 ? was unknown, but may it was a redesignation of DL-20 T1,as a single
seat experimental aircraft,1938
DL-90 ? was unknown, but may it was a redesignation of DL-10 C1, as a single
seat project version of DL-10 C2,1939
DL-100 ? was unknown,but may it was a single seat tandem wing monoplane fighter project, based on 1935 patent,also powered by a tractor engine
DL-110 ------?
DL-120 was a tandem wing twin engined fighter-bomber monoplane project,
powered by two 670 hp Gnome-Rhone 14M4 engines
DL-130 ------?
DL-140 ------?
DL-150 was a tandem wing medium bomber monoplane project,in B5 category,
powered by two 2000 hp Gnome-Rhone 18 P engines
DL-151 was a developed version,with major changes,powered by two 1580 hp
Gnome-Rhone 14 R28 / 29 engines
DL-160 was a tandem wing heavy fighter monoplane project,powered by two
1800 hp Hispano-Suiza 12Y-89 engines buried in the fuselage
DL-170 ------?
DL-180 ------?
DL-190 P2 was a two-seat tandem-wing military assault glider,two prototypes were put into construction, but never completed
DL-200 ? was unknown,but may it was a single seat tandem wing monoplane fighter project,powered by pusher engine
DL-210 ? was unknown,but may it was also a single seat tandem wing monoplane fighter,powered by a tractor engine
DL-220 ? was unknown,but may it was a side-by-side two seat jet trainer or touring monoplane project
DL-230 was a tandem wing six-seat transport monoplane project,powered by two 185 hp engines
DL-240 was a tandem wing ten-seat transport monoplane project,powered by two 500 hp engines
DL-250 was a tandem wing four-seat transport monoplane project,powered by one 220 hp engine
DL-260 ? was unknown,but may it was a tandem wing single seat jet fighter monoplane project,powered by one jet engine,and had a side intakes
DL-270 ? was unknown,but may it was a tandem wing single seat jet fighter monoplane project,powered by one jet engine,and hada ventral intakes
DL-280 ? was unknown,but may it was a tandem wing single seat jet fighter
monoplane project,powered by one jet,and had inverted delta wing only
in front high wing
DL-290 ------?
DL-300 or D-300 please see D-1300
D-310 ------?
D-320 ------?
D-330 ------?
D-340 ------?
D-350 ------?
D-360 was a tandem delta wing interceptor project of 1950s,with
a new design ,twin tail fins ,and a bubble canopy.it had a single
jet engine, 2.5 Mach speed and 15000 m altitude
D-370 ------?
D-380 ------?
D-390 ------?
D-400 was a tandem wing four-seat touring and light monoplane project,powered
by one pusher engine
D-500 to D-1100 ? were unknown designs,probably not used
D-1200 was a twin jet tandem wing monoplane project,may it was a transport
aircraft
D-1300 was a tandem wing transport monoplane project,intended as a business jet project,powered by two Turbomeca Marboré II engines,sometimes
got a wrong identity as D-300
Projet Delanne D-300 - Minijets
In 1961, Maurice Delanne presented a project for a business jet plane (or postal transport). This new aircraft, the Delanne D-300, used the tailless biplane formula with staggered wings.
minijets.org
# For Delanne with Westland or Pardel Development Corporation,there
are not a regular series,or I don't know,how their forms were ?.
- To be continued
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