{"id":79746,"date":"2021-09-14T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=79746"},"modified":"2021-09-27T08:49:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T08:49:48","slug":"voisin-c27-aerosport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/voisin-c27-aerosport\/","title":{"rendered":"Voisin C27 A\u00e9rosport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When an architect builds automobiles, what do you think comes out? This question can actually be answered with a look at a French car manufacturer. Unfortunately, the name of the protagonist is now rather unknown outside his own country, and so are his vehicles. Quite unjustifiably, in our opinion. So let’s drag Gabriel Voisin into the light of day. He saw the light of day on February 5, 1880 in Belleville and lived until December 25, 1973. Even as a child, he had a keen interest in technology and built a steamboat with his brother. When he was about 20 years old, he shifted his interest to aviation. Again, his younger brother Charles was involved as he constructed a glider. At times they collaborated with aviation pioneer Louis Bl\u00e9riot. While studying architecture and mechanical engineering in Paris, he attended lectures by aviation pioneer Ferdinand Ferber. Together with Ferber and the lawyer Ernest Archdeacon, further gliders were designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From airplanes to automobiles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1905, Gabriel Voisin founded his own aircraft manufacturing company together with Louis Bl\u00e9riot. However, the two company bosses fell out after a few months and parted company. Voisin then entered the aircraft manufacturing business with “A\u00e9roplanes G. Voisin”. After only a short time, the first motorized models were produced in addition to gliders. By World War 1, Voisin had earned an excellent reputation. His brother Charlie died in a traffic accident in 1912. Through business with the French Army and other military forces, the small company became one of the most successful wartime aircraft manufacturers. This earned Gabriel Voisin a tidy fortune. In the postwar period, Voisin shifted production away from aircraft and toward automobiles. The company worked closely with car manufacturer Andr\u00e9 Citro\u00ebn and his engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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