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Deperdussen Monoplane
The "popular" model of Deperdussin was produced in quantity and was a great improvement over the earlier Bleriot type machines.The Deperdussin has enough power and reliability to be able to make sustained cross-country flights and was also ideal for training.Therefore the aircraft equipped several flying schools, One of these aircraft third in the 1911 Daily Mail Circuit of Britain contest. During the course of it's life the Deperdussen was fitted with several different engines and seating arrangements. Versions of the Deperdussen were user by the military during 1912 and up to World War One.
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