So here's a question I've asked for along time...
We all know that early turbojets apeared in 1937. Whittle and Von Ohain tested their engine on the bench in march, april and september of this year. This led to the Heinkel He 178 in 1939, and Gloster E 28/39 in may 1941.
BUT
Another turbojet ran on the bench in march 1937. It was french, and build by Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud.
Was there ever a french design around this engine, or at least around evolved variants ?
Any details about Sensaud de Lavaud, which really seems to be a genius ? (he worked for Citroen , he also worked on Wankel engines, among other interesting stuff)
It seems that Le Bourget museum has the 1937 turbojet in its collection ??!! ???
Any detail on this subject would be welcome!!!!!!!!
We all know that early turbojets apeared in 1937. Whittle and Von Ohain tested their engine on the bench in march, april and september of this year. This led to the Heinkel He 178 in 1939, and Gloster E 28/39 in may 1941.
BUT
Another turbojet ran on the bench in march 1937. It was french, and build by Dimitri Sensaud de Lavaud.
Was there ever a french design around this engine, or at least around evolved variants ?
Any details about Sensaud de Lavaud, which really seems to be a genius ? (he worked for Citroen , he also worked on Wankel engines, among other interesting stuff)
It seems that Le Bourget museum has the 1937 turbojet in its collection ??!! ???
Any detail on this subject would be welcome!!!!!!!!