Germe

   The first of the 2 Germe pusher biplanes was clearly inspired by the Wright Flyer and was reported first flown at Issy on 11 August 1909. It had a 4-wheel undercarriage and 3 triangular fins mounted between the forward biplane elevators; 2 separate high rectangular rudders were set on parallel outriggers. The Anzani motor was set on the lower wing leading edge. It drove a single 4-bladed pusher propeller of 3-meter diameter, formed of 2 2-bladed propellers set back to back, through 2 shafts and a diagonally-mounted belt. Ailerons were fitted to all 4 wings.

   (Span: 12 m; weight: 400 kg; 50 hp 3-cylinder Anzani; propellers by Petit-Conchia)
  
   The second Germe was tested at La Brayelle, near Douai, in September 1910. The forward elevators were gone, and there was a tiny tailplane and rudder; ailerons appeared only on the top wings. The same engine in the same place now drove a single pusher propeller with a shaft and chain. It was reported crashed on its first flight in February 1911; the engine used may have been a Gregoire-Gyp, replacing the Anzani.
   In 1912 Germe was still offering to build fuselages, monoplanes, or biplanes on request.