Guy du Merle
Guy du Merle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Du Merle 1 January 1908 |
| Died | 6 June 1993 (aged 85)[1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Education | Aerospace engineer pilot |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace |
| Known for | First head of the French Civil Aviation University |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Gilbert Manuel |
Guy du Merle (1 January 1908 – 6 June 1993) was a French aerospace engineer, pilot[2] and writer.[3] He was the first head of the French Civil Aviation University.
Du Merle graduated from the École Polytechnique (1927) and the École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (1932). He began his career as a military pilot, from 1933 to 1935, on more than hundred types of aircraft. From 1940 to 1950, he taught aerospace engineering at the École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace.[4] In 1948, he became the first director of the French Civil Aviation University, until 1951.[5]
A roundabout of the city of Toulouse bears his name.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ (in French) Du Merle, Guy (1908?-1993)
- ↑ (in French) Construction des avions - Guy du Merle Dunod 1947
- ↑ Merle, Guy Du (1942). Construction des avions: par Guy Du Merle,.. Preface de Paul Dumanois,. Souchier.
- ↑ (in French) Guy du Merle
- ↑ (in French) La lettre d'information mensuelle de l'École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile Archived 2022-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1998 Rond-point Guy du Merle
Further reading
[change | change source]- Guy du Merle, Construction des avions, Souchier, 1942, 283 p.
- Guy du Merle, Construction des avions, Dunod, 1947, 857 p.
- Guy du Merle, Aviation quand tu nous tiens, 23 p., École nationale de l'aviation civile, 1986 (English version Archived 2012-08-04 at the Wayback Machine)
- Académie nationale de l'air et de l'espace and Lucien Robineau, Les français du ciel, dictionnaire historique, Le Cherche midi, June 2005, 782 p. (ISBN 978-2-7491-0415-7)