De Monge

   Although Vicomte Louis de Monge de Franeau was Belgian, his name is included in this book because he was often associated with French design projects: he entered a modified Deperdussin - a parasol - in the 1914 Concours de Securite; it was built by Debrouckere. He financed French designs during and after WWI. He built, and probably designed as well, a series of racers after the War. His 1914 entry in the Concours had been rebuilt the previous year; it appeared with a standard Deperdussin fin and rudder, as well as a tall rectangular affair with a balanced rudder. The undercarriage was fitted with 2 pairs of wheels and a single skid.