Built in cooperation with Henri-Hubert Pagny, who had previously worked with Nieuport. This 100 hp Clement Bayard powered machine, the first of the Antoinette-developments by Hanriot, was designed for the Concours Militaire de Reims in October 1911, where it was flown by Gaston Dubreuil.
Hanriot entered three machines into the 1911 Concours military trials. The VIII looks very similar to but perhaps a little larger than the VII, except there is no tank on the pylon. Since one of the requirements of the Concours was that the aeroplane carry three people, possibly the tank was moved in the interest of headroom.
Hanriot’s craft was passed over at the trials because the fuselage was very slender and open which left the crew unprotected.
The VIII should be powered by a 40hp Clement-Bayard.
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