Poncelet Vivette Gallery

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The Vivette in a Lympne version, October 1923
Presentation of the Vivette – Evère aerodrome, July 1925, At the rear of the fuselage, the J.B.R. of the sponsor
Behind Vivette, from right to left: Paul Poncelet, designer of Vivette, head of the wood section of SABCA,
Jean-Baptiste Richard, aircraft sponsor, Commander Albert Massaux, pilot and Mathieu Demonty, technical director of SABCA
The gap between aileron and rear wing spar is closed by a celluloid band
The fuel tank of the Poncelet monoplanes forms a profile behind the pilot’s head
One-piece rudder and horizontal stabilizer and rear skid
Vivette – monobloc horizontal stabilizer structure
From the cockpit, forward view – The joystick is in place. The dashboard was removed during the 1995 restoration
rear seat
rear view
Vivette fuselage – condition before restoration in 1995
In Lympne, the Poncelet Vivette was registered under the n ° 16. On the top photo, we see the fuel tank attached to the wing. Below, the device in “transport” configuration
Vivette in glider configuration: engine removed, hood lower. Commander Massaux
The big winners of Vauville 1925: On the left Alfred Auger, piloting the Abrial Vautour glider, altitude record (720 m above the starting point)
On the right, Captain Albert Massaux, piloting the Poncelet Vivette, world record for duration (10 h 19 m 43 s)
We note that in this photo, the Vivette is in pure glider configuration

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