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Léon Levavasseur (8 January 1863 – 26 February 1922) was a French powerplant engineer, aircraft designer and inventor. His innovations included the V8 engine, direct fuel injection, and liquid engine cooling. Primarily associated with the Antoinette company, he continued to experiment with aircraft design after the company went bankrupt.
- French
- 26 February 1922 (aged 59), Puteaux, France
- Inventor and engineer
Feb 8, 2024 · Léon Levavasseur was a French engineer, born 8 January 1863 near Cherbourg, France. He invented the 90° V-8 engine, which he patented in 1902. He specialized in lightweight engines, using components designed to be only as strong as was required by their specific use.
Léon Levavasseur, né le 7 décembre 1863 au Mesnil-au-Val [1] et mort à Puteaux le 23 février 1922 [2], est un pionnier français de l'aviation et des canots de course à moteur. Motoriste inspiré, il est le premier à produire des moteurs légers et puissants, indispensables au développement de l'aviation.
- Léon Marie Joseph Clément Levavasseur
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"This extremely well-researched book is about the airplanes that one of France's genuine 20th century geniuses - Léon Levavasseur - designed and built during the Golden Age of aviation, roughly from 1903 through 1914.
May 28, 2016 · Antoinette (Levavasseur) Aircraft Engines. By William Pearce. Léon Levavasseur was one of those rare geniuses of early aviation who designed and built engines as well as aircraft. In the early 1900s, Levavasseur gave up his career as an electrical engineer to focus on aviation.
Nov 13, 2019 · In May of 1906, Léon Levavasseur and Jules Gastambide founded La Société Antoinette as a way to produce their V8 and V16 engines. After Alberto Santos-Dumont’s flight to Bagatelle in late 1906 using the Antoinette 50hp V8 engine, French aviators adopted the company’s engines, and Antoinette produced fifty engines between the summer of ...
Oct 3, 2023 · In May of 1906, Léon Levavasseur and Jules Gastambide founded La Société Antoinette as a way to produce their V8 and V16 engines. After Alberto Santos-Dumont’s flight to Bagatelle in late 1906 using the Antoinette 50hp V8 engine French aviators adopted the company’s engines, and Antoinette produced fifty engines between the summer of ...
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