The Dassault Saga One Hundred Years of French Aviation

In 1916 while France was bogged down in trench wars a young engineer named Marcel Bloch was inventing a revolutionary propeller the Eclair propeller It would prove very effective in air combat Today Dassault Aviation named after the moniker its founder took on after the war is among the jewels of the worldwide aeronautics industry From astonishing growth to unexpected crises the Dassault groups destiny is closely linked to the history of France and the saga of modern aviation As it marks its first century of existence the company continues to fly in civil and military aviation still following the path of its founders visionary spirit Marcel Dassault