The Scheldemusch, a single seat sports aircraft with a six metre wing span and an empty weight of 185kg. Its price was Dfl. 2,500, and its operating costs, including depreciation, maintenance etc., amounted to Dfl. 9per hour. This small aircraft was designed in 1935 by the former Pander designer, Mr Slot, for the Royal Company De Schelde. The Scheldemusch was the first production light aircraft with a steerable nosewheel.
four-seat cabin monoplane
The aircraft department of a dockyard, opened in 1935, employing technicians from Pander. Built S.12 four-seat cabin monoplane, Scheldmusche light single-seat pusher biplane; best known for Scheldmeeuw single-seat flyingboat, which was built in all-metal and composite versions.
It took over the designs of Pander and Zonen when that company went out of business in 1934. Schelde had taken over the aircraft construction department of the Pander furniture factory in The Hague at the end 1934.
From 1939 made wings for Dornier Do 24 flying-boats, Aviolanda building the hulls.
After 1945 began glider construction and Dakota conversion. In 1951 acquired license for production of Saab Safir.
The aircraft construction department of the Royal Company De Schelde, joined Fokker on May lst, 1954.
France
Elysee Alfred Descamps designed a machine gun-armed fighter in 1913, but this was not put into production. For a time he worked with Aviatik at Mulhouse, then went to Russia in 1914 to become chief engineer to Anatra. After the revolution he returned to France and built several fighter and bomber prototypes. In 1923-1924 he was carrying out experimental work for the French government.
1998: Mojave Airport, California, USA.
Aircraft builder
The 1909 De Feure-Deperdussin monoplane was designed De Feure and built by Deperdussin
A 1908 patented multi-wing machine design by Raymond d’Equevilley-Montjustin – otherwise known as the Marquis d’Equevilley – very characteristic in its circular hoop construction and several levels of planes. The pilot was to stand in flight and direct the machine by leaning his body to the left or right, and although the machine was continuously developed adding or diminishing the number of “wings”, it failed to ever leave the ground. D’Equevilley, a quite capable engineer and designer, had nearly fifty patents to his name, and is often credited as the person who perfected the snorkel that is used on submarines.
The flying bicycle of the Comte Gustave de Puiseux of Ouistreham (France) built in 1909. From the bicycle four tubes connected to the wing construction above, where in front a 1,1 meter propeller was mounted. This propeller was driven by the cycler via a rod construction on the wheel at the back. Total weight of the machine was 33 kg.
This was the ultimate development of Comte Gustave de Puiseux’s ambitions of 1911/1912 to create a successful human-powered airplane. At least one source quoted that it flew 16 meters. The machine, which had a wing span of some 6,5 m and a length of 5.5 m had a tractor propeller driven by the human cyclist, pedalling via chains. It is unlikely that a powered version was ever made, since this was more work than just installing an engine and the Count had no experience with engines.
The 1910 Deperdussin canard monoplane was designed and built by Armand Deperdussin in France.
