Oiseau Bleu glider

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(Source: Trait d'Union #217, Sept-Oct 2004)
In 1922, the French brothers Robert and Th. Landes built the Oiseau Bleu I (Blue Bird One) glider, looking like an actual bird. Span 11m Length 4.5m (later : 5m) Weight empty 50kg. It made a few flights of seconds duration only. It won a prize in 1923.
Will someone find a photograph of it?

 

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Someone named Deroin helped the manufacture, so the Oiseau Bleu 1 was often called Landes-Deroin.
In 1925, the Oiseau Bleu II was modified by Bréguet, more solid. Weight increased to 60kg. Robert Landes died in 1930, aged 32. The machine was presented in 1931 for the last time in public.

 

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A photo from the "j2mcL planeurs" website:
http://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeur-fiche_0int.php?code=796

 

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Hurrah! Thanks Retrofit!