SNECMA Coléoptère

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Coléoptère

Role	V/STOL research aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	SNECMA
First flight	6 May 1959
Number built	2

The SNECMA Coléoptère (meaning "beetle" in French, descended from Greek for "sheathed wing") was a VTOL aircraft developed by the French company SNECMA in the 1950s. It was a single-person aircraft with an annular wing designed to land vertically, therefore requiring no runway and very little space to take-off. There were several prototypes developed and tested, however the design proved to be very unstable and flying it was dangerous.

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A 1959 article about the first years of Coleopter development

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SNECMA Coléoptère

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