289:, then military governor of Paris. With the help of workers from the aircraft manufacturer Caudron, Arzens started by removing three tons of armament and armor from the aircraft and replacing the nose of the aircraft and the rear turret with more aerodynamic plexiglas profiles. In the fuselage, he installed a bedroom with two sofas, a living-dining room with four folding tables and twelve seats. The divans were made using car seat fabric. A telephone connected the living room to the cockpit. General Koenig made several trips to Morocco and Algeria with the plane, then handed it over to the French ambassador in Germany. Damaged during a landing, the plane was taken into account by the
333:
451:
366:
420:
244:
208:
230:
436:
201:), reflecting its egg-shape. Other eye catching features were the tiny wheels and the high proportion of the bodywork formed of curved transparent plexiglas. The body itself weighed just 60 kg, although adding the electric rear mounted motor raised this to 90 kg. Once batteries were added the vehicle weight was increased to 350 kg, allowing for a range of 100 km (63 miles) at 70 km/h (44 mph) or at 60 km/h 37 mph if two people were on board.
346:
467:
384:
190:, and the virtual disappearance of petrol for civilian use, Arzens came up with a second Baleine, closely resembling the first at least from the outside, but based on the chassis of an old Fiat - much lighter than a Buick - and encumbered by 1,100 kg of accumulator batteries. This was an electric vehicle with a claimed 10 hp providing a range of more than 200 km (125 miles) at 65/70 km/h (approx 40 mph).
400:
259:
332:
33:
131:
and soon gained recognition as a talented artist able at this stage, unusually, to live reasonably well on the sales proceeds from his paintings. This gave him enough time to pursue other interests in the realms of engineering and design. As his life progressed he accumulated a large collection of
419:
338:
An Arzens-designed "broken nose" style of locomotive for the French
Railways (SNCF), from a family of locomotives built from the late 1960s into the 1970s. Arzens was responsible for the design of French rail locomotives from the 1940s up to the
305:
and his first commission for them dates from that same year. Arzens was behind the designs of the BB and CC locomotives and their numerous derivatives which would together dominate the French railway network during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
290:
167:). With its integrated headlights, panoramic curved windscreen (of "plexiglas") and proto-ponton format styling, the design anticipated sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s. The car subsequently joined the
207:
243:
128:
293:, brought back to France and repaired, but it was scrapped a few months later because the IGN already had about fifteen B-17s, more than it needed for its work.
144:
that he installed in an old
Chrysler and which worked. Robert Peugeot tried the car and was impressed, although hopes that the system might be adopted for the
450:
365:
586:
159:
Two years later, Arzens came up with an eye-catching and streamlined two-seater cabriolet prototype body built around the chassis of an old
581:
399:
313:
series. It was one of these, the CC7107, which broke the electric train speed record in 1955. The record would stand until broken by a
345:
435:
258:
466:
278:
229:
217:
176:
319:
425:
CC7100 series locomotive (CC 7107), with power delivered to all its wheels, achieved various speed records: its
383:
194:
38:
117:
323:" series of locomotives, which he said had been inspired by the form of a "sprinter on the starting block".
122:
141:
32:
140:
In 1935, Arzens turned his interests to automobile engineering. He designed and constructed a six-speed
576:
571:
172:
153:
98:
426:
310:
282:
102:
473:
457:
442:
406:
390:
372:
187:
352:
317:
in 1981. Arzens was also behind the reverse sloping front window characteristic of the "
556:
286:
565:
95:
145:
193:
Arzens' next automotive one-off appeared in 1942 and was instantly christened "
132:
his own paintings and gained a reputation for an acute reluctance to sell any.
285:, Chief of Staff of the Allied forces in Europe, had the aircraft donated to
106:
148:
came to nothing, possibly because
Peugeot had recently signed a deal with
221:
180:
168:
127:
on the northern side of the city. As a young man he studied at the
160:
149:
113:
521:
Toutes les voitures françaises 1940 - 46 (Les années sans salon)
302:
314:
429:
for an electric locomotive stood unbroken for over 25 years.
309:
One of his earlier designs was for the smooth fronted
514:
512:
510:
301:
In 1947 Paul Arzens was placed on the payroll of the
508:
506:
504:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
81:
73:
61:
46:
23:
557:Painting of Paul Arzens: Baie de Bénodet at Artnet
252:, 1942, a sphere of plexiglas mounted on aluminum
94:(28 August 1903 – 2 February 1990) was a
527:. Paris: Histoire & collections: 52. 2003.
8:
31:
20:
486:
325:
203:
163:. The car was christened "La Baleine" (
303:French National Railway Company (SNCF)
16:French industrial designer (1903–1990)
7:
41:" in front of the Eiffel tower, 1942
281:bomber into a VIP transport plane.
14:
277:In 1944, Paul Arzens converted a
216:, 1938, 3500 ccm, 160 km/h,
465:
449:
434:
418:
398:
382:
364:
344:
331:
257:
242:
228:
206:
186:Two years later, following the
1:
291:National Geographic Institute
587:École des Beaux-Arts alumni
582:French industrial designers
538:"La forteresse de Koenig".
279:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
603:
116:, at an address along the
154:pre-selector transmission
118:Boulevard des Batignolles
30:
175:at what has become the
142:automatic transmission
177:National Motor Museum
218:Cité de l'Automobile
129:École des Beaux-Arts
37:Paul Arzens in his "
173:Schlumpf Collection
112:Arzens was born in
103:railway locomotives
99:industrial designer
85:Industrial designer
472:Diesel locomotive
456:Diesel locomotive
441:Diesel locomotive
427:1955 speed records
283:General Eisenhower
411:TEE Grand Confort
89:
88:
594:
544:
543:
535:
529:
528:
516:
469:
453:
438:
422:
402:
386:
368:
348:
335:
297:Rail locomotives
265:L'Œuf électrique
261:
250:L'Œuf électrique
246:
232:
210:
195:L'Œuf électrique
152:involving their
126:
68:
56:
54:
39:L'Œuf électrique
35:
21:
602:
601:
597:
596:
595:
593:
592:
591:
562:
561:
553:
548:
547:
542:(1): 6–8. 1977.
537:
536:
532:
519:"Automobilia".
518:
517:
488:
483:
476:
470:
461:
454:
445:
439:
430:
423:
414:
403:
394:
387:
378:
369:
360:
349:
340:
336:
299:
275:
268:
262:
253:
247:
238:
233:
224:
211:
188:German invasion
138:
120:
66:
65:2 February 1990
52:
50:
42:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
600:
598:
590:
589:
584:
579:
574:
564:
563:
560:
559:
552:
551:External links
549:
546:
545:
540:L'Enthousiaste
530:
485:
484:
482:
479:
478:
477:
471:
464:
462:
455:
448:
446:
440:
433:
431:
424:
417:
415:
404:
397:
395:
388:
381:
379:
370:
363:
361:
350:
343:
341:
337:
330:
328:
298:
295:
287:General Koenig
274:
271:
270:
269:
263:
256:
254:
248:
241:
239:
234:
227:
225:
212:
205:
137:
134:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
69:(aged 86)
63:
59:
58:
57:28 August 1903
48:
44:
43:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
599:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
569:
567:
558:
555:
554:
550:
541:
534:
531:
526:
522:
515:
513:
511:
509:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
487:
480:
475:
468:
463:
459:
452:
447:
444:
437:
432:
428:
421:
416:
412:
408:
401:
396:
392:
385:
380:
377:
374:
367:
362:
358:
354:
347:
342:
334:
329:
326:
324:
322:
321:
316:
312:
307:
304:
296:
294:
292:
288:
284:
280:
272:
266:
260:
255:
251:
245:
240:
237:
231:
226:
223:
219:
215:
209:
204:
202:
200:
196:
191:
189:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
157:
155:
151:
147:
143:
135:
133:
130:
124:
119:
115:
110:
108:
104:
100:
97:
93:
84:
80:
76:
72:
64:
60:
49:
45:
40:
34:
29:
22:
19:
539:
533:
524:
520:
410:
375:
356:
318:
308:
300:
276:
264:
249:
235:
213:
199:Electric egg
198:
192:
185:
164:
158:
139:
111:
91:
90:
67:(1990-02-02)
18:
577:1990 deaths
572:1903 births
405:Locomotive
389:Locomotive
371:Locomotive
351:Locomotive
327:Locomotives
267:from behind
146:Peugeot 402
121: [
92:Paul Arzens
74:Citizenship
25:Paul Arzens
566:Categories
481:References
236:La Baleine
214:La Baleine
107:motor cars
82:Occupation
53:1903-08-28
320:Nez Cassé
165:the whale
474:CC 72084
458:BB 67274
443:CC 65001
409:in
407:BB 15000
391:CC 40110
373:BB 17067
357:Capitole
222:Mulhouse
181:Mulhouse
169:Bugattis
359:livree.
353:BB 9200
171:of the
413:livree
339:1970s.
311:CC7100
96:French
77:France
376:béton
273:Plane
161:Buick
150:Cotal
125:]
114:Paris
136:Cars
105:and
62:Died
47:Born
355:in
315:TGV
197:" (
179:in
101:of
568::
525:26
523:.
489:^
220:,
183:.
156:.
123:fr
109:.
460:.
393:.
55:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
