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René Moineau
1887-08-11 – 1948-10-05
Life & Legacy
René Moineau (August 11, 1887 – October 5, 1948) was one of the French pioneers of aviation and an inventor in various branches of aeronautics and fluid mechanics. A pilot and engineer at Bréguet, he designed his own plane, the Salmson-Moineau SM-1, in 1915, then devoted himself to numerous inventions, several patented, including the Moineau pump still used in industry, and the first retractable landing gear (for which he filed the patent in 1918).
Occupation & Career
inventor, military flight engineer, aircraft pilot, engineer
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q3426637 — wikidata View source
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