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SAVE THE BUTTERFLY
...a short pictorial history
(click on images for larger pictures)
Meet the Butterfly
Meet Guy Francois, the brain behind this masterpiece
The Team: Raymond Mossoux and Guy
The inspiration, motivation and performance
Prototype Glider 01 begins
Coincidence or inspiration?
Glider 01 takes shape
...and if we motorize it?
The genius behind motorization...
...and his masterpiece, the JCV...
Butterfly 02 shortly followed...
...and the ´82 ULM London-Paris race across the channel
The Pilot René Thierry
...and his flying machine
...he tells us all about it
(translated into English by Paul)
Original French version
of the above article...click here
René and Jean-Claude after the Channel Race...
...it keeps on improving and...
Butterfly 03 is born!
...and it was put on floats
...and why not? A two seater!
...Jean Jacques, Hans and Charlie
testing for size and fit
Pascal´s Butterfly 03 in blissful flight
Thib´s Butterfly 03 awaiting reconstruction
(...since it has lost that sexy paint job !)
...and also sold it in order to restore an HM 14
Charlie´s Butterfly 02 awaiting transport and reconstruction
...more about it on Page 17 of: Pou Renew #48
Do have a look at the Butterfly offshoots
and
...this beautiful and maybe not all that short story does not end here. It continues, for Guy is still very active, working on new developments, as well as starting a Butterfly revival together with an international group of enthusiasts that includes Gérard and Vincent Mossoux, Jean-Claude Vinois, Alain Blondiau, Thibaut Cammermans, Pascal Recour, Jean-Marc Vandervorst, Paul Pontois, Pablo Iaria, Charlie Crawley and many more, I also had hoped to drag René Thierry into it, yet, sadly, he departed to better hunting grounds the 13th of September, 2012. He is well remembered and we are grateful for what he has done to promote the Butterfly.
There will be more to come, so stay tuned in!
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