398:
146:
38:
222:, Haiti, on 2 August 1889 to an American father and Haitian mother.{{efn|It is said that Weymann's mother was Cornelie Miot, herself Haitian and daughter of Charles Miot and Lesinska Cecile Rivière, both Haitians. Lesinska Cecile Rivière (1829–1908), Charles's maternal grandmother, was the sister of Bienaimé "Mémé" Rivière, the richest person in Haiti at the time, who owned shipping lines among other things.
243:
A change of fashion in the late 1920s led to a demand for gloss painted bodies and the fabric market disappeared. A system was developed using metal panels with a similar flexible mounting allowing movement between panels. It was used on coachbuilt bodies but it did not suit the demands of
239:
for road vehicles. He opened factories in Paris in 1921, London in 1923 and
Indianapolis in 1928. The market for these grew enormously and Weymann licensed his system to many of Europe's most prestigious marques.
313:(about 250 miles) with a passenger in six hours. After seven hours he set down about 10 km short of his destination, bad weather preventing further progress.
267:
306:
247:
The French factory closed in 1930 followed by
Indianapolis in 1931. The British plant had turned to the manufacture of bus bodies and survived (as
561:
351:
102:
571:
74:
55:
81:
566:
556:
576:
88:
511:
327:
202:(2 August 1889 – 1976) was a Haitian-born early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman. During World War I he flew for
121:
259:
He maintained his interest in developing equipment for the automotive industry. In 1963 he obtained a patent for an
70:
320:
17:
59:
260:
506:
478:
453:
435:
551:
536:
546:
95:
541:
410:
48:
248:
236:
531:
526:
8:
406:
397:
299:
292:
235:
After the war
Charles Weymann used his knowledge of airframe manufacture to develop a
385:
207:
346:
over the 25 six-km laps at an average speed of 78.1 mph (125.663 km/h).
331:
335:
219:
169:
310:
520:
145:
343:
339:
271:
388:
race at Monaco but was forced out by engine failure when in the lead.
37:
349:
In
November 1911 he flew the winning aircraft in the French Army's
275:
203:
374:
363:
370:
359:
378:
206:
as a test pilot and was awarded the rank of
Chevalier of the
479:"Gordon-Bennett Competition: Table of Cumulative Lap Times"
323:, but retired to compete in the Gordon Bennett Trophy race.
150:
Weymann with his Gordon
Bennett-winning Nieuport monoplane
27:
Haitian aeroplane racing pilot and businessman (1889–1976)
316:
In June 1911, he took part in the Paris-Rome air race.
413:
and they finished second in the race – to a
Bentley.
436:"Weymann's Splendid Cross-country Passenger Flight"
62:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
369:He participated in the 1912 Hydroplane contest at
366:at an average speed of 60 mph (97 km/h).
193:Early aviator, inventor and successful businessman
358:In 1912 he won an international air race between
251:) but Weymann resigned from the company in 1932.
518:
338:, England winning the race flying a 100 hp
266:Weymann returned to aviation with the engineer
326:In July 1911 he represented the US in the 3rd
298:In August 1910, he participated in the French
270:and continued to design aircraft, such as the
263:but it did not meet with commercial success.
305:In September 1910, he attempted to win the
295:pilot's license number 24, granted in 1909.
144:
428:
352:Reims Military Aviation Competition, 1911
122:Learn how and when to remove this message
396:
285:
14:
519:
384:In 1913 he competed for France in the
381:1912 Hydroplane contests in Belgium.
60:adding citations to reliable sources
31:
512:A Page dedicated to Charles Weymann
254:
181:August 1976 (aged 86–87)
24:
319:In July 1911, he took part in the
25:
588:
562:French people of American descent
500:
230:
36:
572:Knights of the Legion of Honour
392:
47:needs additional citations for
471:
446:
280:Société des Avions C T Weymann
237:system of making fabric bodies
213:
13:
1:
507:Photograph of Weymann in 1911
421:
442:: 748–749, 17 September 1910
7:
567:French automobile designers
557:Haitian emigrants to France
225:
10:
593:
577:French automotive pioneers
485:, p. 589, 8 July 1911
401:Stutz 4.9 Litre Blackhawk
189:
177:
155:
143:
136:
416:
309:by flying from Paris to
71:"Charles Terres Weymann"
409:DV16 Blackhawk team to
402:
377:(both France) and the
200:Charles Terres Weymann
138:Charles Terres Weymann
400:
328:Gordon Bennett Trophy
286:Aviation achievements
249:Metro Cammell Weymann
218:Weymann was born in
56:improve this article
334:'s flying field at
460:: 583, 8 July 1911
405:Weymann brought a
403:
344:Nieuport monoplane
293:American Aero Club
552:American aviators
537:Aviation pioneers
454:"Flight Pioneers"
244:mass-production.
197:
196:
132:
131:
124:
106:
16:(Redirected from
584:
547:Haitian aviators
494:
493:
492:
490:
475:
469:
468:
467:
465:
450:
444:
443:
432:
386:Schneider Trophy
321:Circuit d'Europé
302:air competition.
300:Circuit de l'Est
261:automatic clutch
255:Automatic clutch
208:Legion of Honour
165:
163:
148:
134:
133:
127:
120:
116:
113:
107:
105:
64:
40:
32:
21:
592:
591:
587:
586:
585:
583:
582:
581:
542:French aviators
517:
516:
503:
498:
497:
488:
486:
477:
476:
472:
463:
461:
452:
451:
447:
434:
433:
429:
424:
419:
395:
332:Royal Aero Club
288:
257:
233:
228:
216:
185:
182:
173:
167:
161:
159:
151:
139:
128:
117:
111:
108:
65:
63:
53:
41:
28:
23:
22:
18:Charles Weymann
15:
12:
11:
5:
590:
580:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
515:
514:
509:
502:
501:External links
499:
496:
495:
470:
445:
426:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
394:
391:
390:
389:
382:
367:
356:
347:
324:
317:
314:
307:Michelin prize
303:
296:
287:
284:
268:Georges Lepère
256:
253:
232:
229:
227:
224:
220:Port-au-Prince
215:
212:
195:
194:
191:
187:
186:
183:
179:
175:
174:
170:Port-au-Prince
168:
157:
153:
152:
149:
141:
140:
137:
130:
129:
44:
42:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
589:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
524:
522:
513:
510:
508:
505:
504:
484:
480:
474:
459:
455:
449:
441:
437:
431:
427:
414:
412:
408:
399:
387:
383:
380:
376:
372:
368:
365:
361:
357:
354:
353:
348:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
322:
318:
315:
312:
308:
304:
301:
297:
294:
290:
289:
283:
281:
277:
273:
269:
264:
262:
252:
250:
245:
241:
238:
231:Fabric bodies
223:
221:
211:
209:
205:
201:
192:
190:Occupation(s)
188:
180:
176:
171:
166:2 August 1889
158:
154:
147:
142:
135:
126:
123:
115:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73: –
72:
68:
67:Find sources:
61:
57:
51:
50:
45:This article
43:
39:
34:
33:
30:
19:
487:, retrieved
482:
473:
462:, retrieved
457:
448:
439:
430:
411:Le Mans 1928
404:
393:Motor racing
350:
330:race at the
279:
265:
258:
246:
242:
234:
217:
199:
198:
118:
112:October 2010
109:
99:
92:
85:
78:
66:
54:Please help
49:verification
46:
29:
532:1976 deaths
527:1889 births
311:Puy de DĂ´me
214:Early years
521:Categories
489:29 October
464:28 October
422:References
336:Eastchurch
272:Weymann 66
162:1889-08-02
82:newspapers
342:-engined
276:autogyros
291:He held
226:Inventor
204:Nieuport
375:St-Malo
364:St Malo
172:, Haiti
96:scholar
483:Flight
458:Flight
440:Flight
371:Monaco
360:Jersey
184:France
98:
91:
84:
77:
69:
417:Notes
407:Stutz
379:Temse
340:Gnome
103:JSTOR
89:books
491:2010
466:2010
362:and
274:and
178:Died
156:Born
75:news
278:at
58:by
523::
481:,
456:,
438:,
373:,
282:.
210:.
355:.
164:)
160:(
125:)
119:(
114:)
110:(
100:·
93:·
86:·
79:·
52:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
