It was founded in 1904 and was known until the 1960s as the Breguet school.
In 1905, with his brother Jacques, and under the guidance of Charles Richet, he began work on a gyroplane (the forerunner of the helicopter) with flexible wings.
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A plane of this type has a major role in the plot of the 1927 thriller So Disdained by Nevil Shute.
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:For the Grande école formerly known as the Breguet School, see ESIEE
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