Édouard de Nieport, usually known as Édouard Nieuport (1875 to 1911), was the co-founder, with his brother Charles, of the eponymous Nieuport aircraft manufacturing company, Societe Anonyme des Etablissements Nieuport, formed in 1909 at Issy-les-Moulineaux. An engineer and sportsman, he was one of the pre-eminent aeroplane designers and pilots of the early aviation era. As a pilot he set a new world speed record of 74.37 miles per hour on 11 May 1911 at Mourmelon, flying his Nieuport II monoplane powered by a 28 horsepower engine of his own design.
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An engineer and sportsman, Édouard was also one of the pre-eminent aeroplane designers and pilots of the early aviation era (from the late 19th century to the outbreak of World War I in 1914).
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Édouard de Niéport, usually known as Édouard Nieuport (1875-1911) was the co-founder with his brother Charles of the eponymous Nieuport aircraft manufacturing company, Société Anonyme Des Établissements Nieuport, formed in 1909 at Issy-les-Moulineaux.
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In 1911, Edouard Nieuport (1875-1911), who was one of several aviation-minded brothers, died after being thrown from his aircraft, and the company was taken over by Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe, a famous supporter of aviation development.
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