Alfred de Pischof

Alfred de Pischof
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Born May 17, 1882
Vienna, Austria
Died August 12, 1922 (aged 40)
Villacoublay, France
Nationality Austrian

Alfred de Pischof (born May 17, 1882 in Vienna, Austria; died August 12, 1922 in Villacoublay, France) was an Austrian aviation pioneer.[1] From 1901–1907, he attended the Collége Chaptal and École Speciale des Travaux Publics in Cachan (near Paris), France and studied road and railway engineering; his grandfather had been a railway specialist. De Pischof had also been interested in aircraft technology, and he often visited Charles and Gabriel Voisin. By 1906, Alfred had created his own glider, and in 1907, his first biplane.[2] In 1909, De Pischof returned to Austria, and worked as designer for Werner & Pfleiderer. He designed the Pischof-Autoplan; this aircraft first flew in March 1910, flying for 400 metres.[3] On April 24, 1910, he earned his pilot's certificate.

After the First World War, De Pischof returned to France, and focused on small aircraft. He died when he crashed an aircraft during testing.

Notes

  1. ↑ Bedei, Francis; Jean Molveau (2009). La Belle-Epoque des pionniers de Port-Aviation (in French). Amatteis. p. 72. ISBN 978-2-86849-271-5.
  2. ↑ Gibbs-Smith, Charles Havard (1953). A history of flying. Batsford. p. 240.
  3. ↑ Malnig, HW. "Der Pischof-Krobath Autoplan= The Pischof-Krobath autoplane". ÖIAZ. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

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