Mon, Aug 07, 2006
Another Aviation Legend Takes His Leave
The designer of an amazing series of aircraft has gone
west. Auguste Mudry, 90, is reported to have passed away on
Saturday August 5, 2006. Sources tell ANN that Mudry was "...very
attached to his native Savoy, (and) he will be buried in Seytroux,
among his own family." Surviving this legend of aircraft design are
his wife Helene, and children Michel and Martine.
Auguste Mudry created the first CAP 10 in 1970 to be a training
aerobatic aircraft, reportedly inspired by the famous Emeraude
designs of Claude Piel. 282 CAP 10Bs were built through 1997 and
were succeeded by the CAP 10C shortly thereafter (produced by the
Apex group after their acquisition of Mudry Aviation).
The Apex Group reports
that at the end of the 90’s, the military CAP fleet amounted
to some 60 CAP 10Bs. The French Air Force and Navy have used the
CAP 10B for the selection of their pilots for 25 years. The CAP 10B
was also a part of the creation of the French Air Force Aerobatic
Flying Team (EVAA), which has produced some of the best aerobatic
pilots in the world (including the incomparable Daniel Heligoin,
Claude Bessiere, and Patrick Paris). French Naval Aviation programs
reportedly operate 8 CAP 10s to enhance their pilot selection
process while the EVAA still uses the CAP 10B for the basic
training of pilots and competition presentations.
His first competition aerobat, the CAP 20 (a single seater)
was flown in 1971, followed by the CAP 20L in 1976. In 1980, the
CAP 21 competition aerobat was flown, followed by the CAP 231 in
1990, and the CAP 232 in 1994 -- an airplane that captured 12 World
Aerobatic titles.
Both the CAP 10C and the CAP 232 are still in active serial
production, today.
In September, ANN is told that a ceremony will gather at Bernay
Airport, for all those who wish to pay their last respects to an
aerobatic legend -- Auguste Mudry. We'll try to keep you updated on
that memorial...
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