Goliesco

   Though built and patented in France, this large and unsuccessful bird-like monoplane was designed by a Rumanian ordnance officer Goliescu (spelled Goliesco in France). It featured a large central uncovered box on which were mounted inverted spoon-shaped wings and a large tail unit. The airframe was made of hollow wooden spars and struts, and the machine was built at Espinosa's Avionnerie, the Societe de Construction d'Appareils Aeriens (SCAA). The upper surfaces of the wings were smooth, but the undersurfaces were covered with a scaly membrane; each wing had spoilers and was pivoted for automatic stability. Elevators and rudder were set on the nose, and another set on 2 single booms at the rear. The whole machine rode on 3 wheels.

   (Span: 10 m; length: 6.8 m; gross weight: 425 kg; 25 hp 4-cylinder inline Buchet, driving a propeller designed by Goliesco and built by Georges et Gendre)