Paulhan-Tatin Aero-Torpille
One of the more conspicuous machines at the French military aeroplane trials in October 1911 was the Paulhan-Tatin Aero- Torpille (acro-torpedo). It was designed by veteran flight experimenter Victor Tatin, and built by Louis Paulhan, then France’s most famous young aviator. This happy collaboration of youth and age produced a sleek, streamlined monoplane that was in some ways ahead of its time. […]