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Re: Photo Hanriot 172 F-APXI
Bertrand (and Clint)
I believe there is a printing error in Avions Hors Serie 24.
F-APXI was certainly a Hanriot H.172N as was indeed F-APXH.
The whole range of small sesquiplanes (H.170 -H.195) are terribly difficult to differentiate from each other since, with the usual practice in France, they had slightly different engines and probably some other small refinements, many internal.
The 170 range had Salmson engines
The 180 range had Renault engines
The 190 range had Régnier
Since both the 172 and 182 were built towards the same standard (they were both manufactured as 'biplace de transformation') I would say the only outside difference is the engine.
From my feeble production lists of the two models
H.172 No 7 was registered F-AXPI
H.182 No 7 was registered F-AOJF
Of course Adl'A chose the Hanriot 182 so it was produced in a far larger quantity.
Cheers
Stig
PS: Yes there are quite a few photos of civil wrecks as well (that is what the booklet is all about - wrecks - mainly military ones!) but you will not find much regarding their unit location. Some bases are identified (some guessed and some wrong).
Last edited by Stig Jarlevik; 20th May 2020 at 10:55.
Reason: Added a PS
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