page_title: Voisin Canard
section_title: Seaplane version
hierarchical_section_title: Voisin Canard / Seaplane version
context_page_description: The Voisin Canard was an aircraft developed by Voisin brothers during 1910 and first flown early in 1911. It was named the Canard because of the resemblance of its forward fuselage to that of a duck's long neck while in flight. It was originally flown as a landplane: with the addition of floats it became one of the first seaplanes used by the French Navy.
context_section_description: The seaplane variant, fitted with floats designed by Henri Fabre, was initially built to the order of Prince Bibesco, who intended to use it make a flight across the Black Sea.  It was first successfully flown from water on 25 April 1911.
  One example was bought by the French navy in March 1912 to equip the seaplane tender La Foudre, the first seaplane carrier in history.  A second example was delivered to the Navy in December 1913.
caption: La Foudre with one of her Voisin Canard seaplanes during tactical exercises in June 1912.
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