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Léon Levavasseur
Léon Levavasseur (8 January 1863 – 26 February 1922) was a French powerplant engineer, aircraft designer and inventor. His innovations included the V8 engine, direct fuel injection, and liquid engine cooling. Primarily associated with the Antoinette company, he continued to experiment with aircraft design after the company went bankrupt.
Early life.
Levavasseur was born in Le Mesnil-au-Val, Cherbourg, France to a naval officer. Initially studying fine arts, Levavasseur switched to studying engineering, with a particular interest
Levavasseur
Levavasseur is a French surname. It may refer to:
- Charles-Jean LeVavasseur (1892-?), pentathlon competitor in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics
- Christian Levavasseur (born 1956), cyclist
- Léon Levavasseur (1863–1922), inventor and aviation engineer
- René Levavasseur, architect who designed the Gare Maritime de Cherbourg railway building
- Captain Léon René Levavasseur (1860-1942), artillery officer and creator of the Levavasseur project, an early tank concept