Laurent Seguin

occupation:
Aeronautical engineer, Inventor
Nationality:
French

Laurent and his brother Louis invented the 'Gnome' aero engine, which was one of the first successful aero engines.

1905 - Louis and Laurent Seguin found La Société des Moteurs Gnome.

1915 - Société des Moteurs Gnome merges with Le Rhône to become Gnome & Rhône.

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‘Gnome’ Rotary Aeroengine from a ‘Birdling’ Monoplane
Gnome 50 HP 7 Cylinder Rotary aero engine, with metal engine to fuselage gasket, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by Societe des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908-1914. The engine has seven cylinders, machined out of solid nickel-chrome-steel ingots. The cylinders and crank-chamber revolve around the stationary crankshaft. The carburettor, which is stationary, is of the single-jet type and feeds the engine through the hollow crank shaft. The connecting rods all operate on a single crank pin. Henri Farman used this type of engine to win a prize for the greatest distance flown (180 km), setting a World record.

Gnome 50 HP 7 Cylinder Rotary aero engine
Hex bolt, 8 x 56 mm, one of six, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 8 x 56 mm, one of six, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine
Fuel pump, mechanically driven, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Fuel pump
Hex bolt, 8 x 56 mm, one of six, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 8 x 56 mm, one of six, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine
Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine
Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine
Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine
Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine
Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 10 x 60 mm, one of fourteen, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine
Hex bolt, 8 x 56 mm, one of six, with washer and nut, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by La Société des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908

Hex bolt, 8 x 56 mm, one of six, from ‘Gnome’ 50 HP 7-cylinder rotary aero engine

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