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Français : Photo représentant Jules Védrines au Caire, devant son avion. Védrines arriva au Caire le 29 décembre 1913, après avoir quitté Nancy le 20 novembre et contourné la mer Méditerranée par le Liban. Sur le verso de la photo sont inscrits les noms « Paillard ; Védrines ; Jules Munier ; Henri Mosseri (enfant) ». Arène Claude (dit « Jules ») Munier était journaliste au Caire. Henri Mosseri doit être le futur banquier, membre de l’éponyme famille israélite bien connue au Caire et originaire d’Italie. L’avion est le Blériot XI-2 spécial de Jules Védrines, baptisé Nénette (du surnom de sa fille ainée Jeanne Noémie), dans son « camping » (c’est l’appellation d’époque) au pied des pyramides, vers le nouvel an 1914. La rangée d’arbre cache les pyramides, comme l’atteste une autre photo d’époque (non reproduite ici) qui montre l’avion, les arbres, le camping et les pyramides. Ce Blériot XI-2, que Védrines avait récupéré auprès de Roland Garros (passé sur Morane-Saulnier) était piloté de la place arrière, celle de l’avant étant habituellement occultée d’une plaque de tôle, absente sur la photo. C’est, selon les exégètes en la matière que nous avons consultés (messieurs Jean Molveau et Jean Ponsignon), la seule photo connue où l’on voit les deux postes ouverts. Ce Blériot se pilotait de la place arrière en solitaire pour tenir compte de son centre de gravité. Un pilote à l’arrière équilibrait la masse du moteur à l’avant par rapport aux ailes. Il pouvait prendre un passager au centre sans déséquilibrer l’avion. Védrines volait seul sur ce périple et aurait dû équilibrer l’avion de lest ou de bagages en place arrière s’il avait choisi de piloter de la place avant—si l’on suppose la place avant équipée de commandes. Le plus vraisemblable est que ses bagages occupaient la place avant.
English: This picture shows the French pilot Jules Védrines in Cairo, in front of his plane. Védrines arrived in Cairo on December 29, 1913, after leaving Nancy on November 20 and rounding the Mediterranean Sea via Lebanon. On the back of the photo are inscribed the names “Paillard; Védrines; Jules Munier; Henri Mosseri (child)”. Arène Claude (known as “Jules”) Munier was a journalist in Cairo. Henri Mosseri must be the future banker, a member of the eponymous Jewish family well known in Cairo and originally from Italy. The plane is Védrines’ special Blériot XI-2, baptized Nénette (from the nickname of his eldest daughter Jeanne Noémie), in his "campsite" (this is the designation at the time) at the foot of the pyramids, towards the new year 1914. The row of trees hides the pyramids, as evidenced by another vintage photo (not reproduced here) which shows the plane, the trees, the campsite and the pyramids. This Blériot XI-2, which Védrines had acquired from Roland Garros (who then flew on a Morane-Saulnier) was piloted from the rear seat, the front one being usually concealed by a sheet metal plate, absent in the photo. It is, according to the experts on the subject (Messrs Jean Molveau and Jean Ponsignon), the only known photo where we see the two open positions. This Blériot was flown from the rear seat alone to take account of its center of gravity. A pilot in the back balanced the mass of the engine up front relative to the wings. It could take a passenger in the middle without unbalancing the plane. Védrines flew alone on this journey and would have had to balance the ballast or baggage aircraft in the rear seat if he had chosen to fly from the front seat—assuming the front seat was equipped with controls. It is most likely is that his luggage occupied the front seat. |
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