Noel 1911 “Le Moineau” (Sparrow)

The first aeroplane designed by Louis Noel (sometimes mistakenly called Paul Noel) appeared in 1911. It was completed in April in France and flew in June. It was an unequal-span biplane with an all-tubing airframe for disassembly. The box fuselage was uncovered with a rudder hinged at the tail and a huge tail plane set ahead of it. After brief testing at the end of June, the Anzani was replaced with a Viale, itself an Anzani copy, and the balance was changed. Later a Gnome was installed.

Span: upper 39’4″ lower 26’3″
Length: 31’2″

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