Gourdou-Leseurre
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Founder | Charles Edouard Pierre Gourdou, Jean Adolphe Leseurre |
| Defunct | 1934 |
| Headquarters | Saint Maur-des-Fossés , France |
| Products | Military aircraft, seaplanes |
Gourdou-Leseurre was a French aviation company created by engineers Charles Edouard Pierre Gourdou and Jean Adolphe Leseurre.
History
In 1921, Jean Leseurre and his brother-in-law Charles Gourdou founded Établissements Gourdou-Leseurre in Saint Maur-des-Fossés, a suburb near Paris. The firm initially focused on assembling military aircraft under license, such as the Breguet 14, before moving on to design their own aircraft models.
Between 1925 and 1928, the company became part of the Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire shipbuilding group, which also included Loire and Loire-Nieuport. During this association, their planes were marketed under the 'Loire-Gourdou' name and used the LGL prefix instead of GL.
By the early 1930s, disagreements between the founders Gourdou and Leseurre caused the partnership to end, resulting in the company's shutdown in 1934.
Aircraft
Until ceasing operations in 1934, Gourdou-Leseurre concentrated on producing light military aircraft and seaplanes. Their portfolio included models such as:
- Gourdou-Leseurre Type A
- Gourdou-Leseurre Type B
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL.21
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL.22
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL.23
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL.30
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL.31
- Gourdou-Leseurre LGL.32
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-33
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-341
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-351
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-40
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-430
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-432
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-450
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-482
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-50
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-51
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-521
- Gourdou-Leseurre GL-633
- The series ranging from Gourdou-Leseurre GL-810 HY to Gourdou-Leseurre GL-832 HY