Tha Antoinette III was a pioneer aircraft developed in France during 1908.

[citation needed] After the limited success of the Gastambide-Mengin monoplane Levavasseur completely revised the design resulting in the Antoinette III.

The inadequate roll control was not greatly improved, retaining the wing warping of the Gastambide-Mengin.

Ground handling and take-off / landing performance was improved, however, by revising the complex inadequate quadricycle undercarriage of the Gastambide-Mengin, with strut supported wheels forward and aft on the centre-line and side-by-side wheels midway between the singles.

[1] Control was found to be marginal at best, but short flights were made regularly.