Canard Voisin
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The Voison Canard was an aircraft developed by Voisin brothers in 1910, named Canard
after its duck-like shape. It was a successful land-based aircraft, that with the addition of floats became one of the first seaplane
s of the French Navy
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The Canard was equipped with a 60 horsepower Anzani radial engine, among others.
, the first seaplane carrier in history.
Canard (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, canard is an airframe configuration of fixed-wing aircraft in which the forward surface is smaller than the rearward, the former being known as the "canard", while the latter is the main wing...
after its duck-like shape. It was a successful land-based aircraft, that with the addition of floats became one of the first seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
s of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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The Canard was equipped with a 60 horsepower Anzani radial engine, among others.
Seaplane version
One of the planes was bought by the Navy in March 1912 to equip the seaplane tender La FoudreLa Foudre
The Foudre was a French seaplane carrier, the first in history. Her development followed the invention of the seaplane in 1910 with the French Le Canard.-Torpedo boat tender:...
, the first seaplane carrier in history.