Antoinette
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Not to be confused with Marie Antoinette (disambiguation).
The Antoinette was a short-lived French automobile manufactured by a builder of airplanes and aircraft engines between 1906 and 1908. The company, based in Puteaux, showed a car with a 32hp V-8 engine and hydraulic clutches instead of a gearbox and differential at the 1906 Paris Salon; the next year, a 16hp four and a 30hp V-8 were also offered.
In 1906, a 50 hp Antoinette engine powered the first airplane to take off under its own power without a catapult such as the Wright Brothers had used. However, it was able to fly for only 100 meters. See the Santos-Dumont 14-bis.
In 1907, an Antoinette engine powered the first helicopter, designed by Paul Cornu.
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- Antoinette monoplane (French)
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