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Major André Édouard
Turcat (23
October 1921 – 4
January 2016) was a
French Air
Force pilot and test
pilot celebrated for
flying the
first prototype of...
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Turcat-Méry was a
French motor manufacturer from 1899
until 1928. It is now
celebrated as the
marque that won the
inaugural Monte Carlo Rally, but in its...
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astronomer with the
Paris Observatory, met with
French Concorde test
pilot André
Turcat over
lunch at a
restaurant at
Toulouse Airport to
propose his idea to view...
- 1959, with a
speed of 1,441.6 mph (2,320 km/h)
attributed to Maj. André
Turcat. It was last
flown in 1961 and
currently resides in the Musée de l'air et...
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directors of the
company were Paul Sicault, of the
Renault Co.; M. Mery, of the
Turcat-Mery Co.; M. Delage, the
automobile designer.[citation needed] The design...
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Mercedes 35 hp
racing car,
followed by
various cars
produced by Benz, Mors,
Turcat-Mery, and Nesseldorf.
Ignition magnetos were soon used on most cars, for...
- made its
first test
flight from
Toulouse on 2
March 1969,
piloted by André
Turcat, and
first went
supersonic on 1 October. The
first UK-built
Concorde flew...
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cover a 1,020
kilometres (634 mi) route. The
event was won by
Rougier in a
Turcat-Méry 25 Hp. The
rally comprised both
driving and then
somewhat arbitrary...
- Soviet/Russian test
pilot known for
aerobatics in Su-27 and MiG-29 André
Turcat,
French test
pilot and
first to fly the
Concorde Brian Trubshaw,
first British...
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representing Germany finished in
second place and
Henri Rougier driving a
Turcat-Méry and
representing France finished in
third place. The
Times reported...
