Canard (aeronautics) 1911, few canard types would be produced for many decades. In 1914 W.E. Evans commented that "the Canard type model has practically received its death-blow so far as scientific models are concerned." Experiments continued sporadically for several decades. In 1917 de Bruyère constructed his C 1 biplane fighter, having a canard foreplane and rear-mounted pusher propellor. The C 1 was a failure. First flown in 1927, the experimental Focke-Wulf F 19 "Ente" (duck) was more successful. Two examples were built and one of them continued flying until 1931. Immediately before and during World War II several experimental canard fighters were
Le Canard enchaîné the 1920s. Its current owners are not tied to any political or economic group. It now avoids any political alignment, and has gained a reputation for publishing incriminating stories and criticizing any political party with no preference. It is also fairly anti-clerical and lampoons the nobility. The "Canard" does not accept any advertisements. In the 1920s, it used to advertise for free "Le Crapouillot", another satirical magazine created by Jean Galtier-Boissière, a friend of Maurice Maréchal. Similarly, "Le Crapouillot" carried free advertisements for the "Canard". Relations between the two magazines soured during the Spanish Civil War as Maréchal supported the