Édouard Joly, born in Burgundy in 1898, deceased in 1982 was a French aeroplane designer best known for his work with Jean Délémontez on the Jodel range of light aircraft.
Joly worked for 14 years at a company that sold and repaired farm equipment.
During First World War, he was mobilized as an aviation mechanic and stationed first in Avord and then in Dijon.
In 1946, he joined his son-in-law Jean Délémontez to found the Jodel company for the study, construction and repair of airplanes.
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