▁power ed ▁by ▁three ▁engines . ▁A ▁second ▁model ▁was ▁designed ▁with ▁six ▁Ly coming ▁engines ▁( 1 8 0   hp ▁each ) ▁and ▁one ▁Marcel ▁D ass ault ▁Vi per ▁tur bo jet . US AF ▁Air ▁Int elligence ▁Dig est . ▁M ention ing ▁René ▁Cou z inet ’ s ▁Circ ular ▁Plan form , ▁V TO L ▁A ircraft ▁( France ) ▁ ▁Family ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁married ▁Gil ber te ▁( née ▁Ch az ott es ) ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁av i ator ▁Jean ▁M erm oz . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁comm em oration ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Brazil ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁technical ▁direction ▁of ▁their ▁national ▁av iation ▁policy . ▁On ▁return ▁to ▁France ▁he ▁found ▁most ▁consult ancy ▁opportun ities ▁were ▁closed ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁his ▁many ▁fut ur istic ▁projects , ▁hydro fo il ▁and ▁vertical ▁take - off ▁aircraft , ▁did ▁not ▁progress ▁beyond ▁concepts ▁and ▁models . ▁In ▁desp air , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁killed ▁both ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Gil ber te . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁c emetery ▁of ▁B agne ux , ▁Paris . ▁ ▁The ▁▁ ▁at ▁La ▁Ro che - sur - Y on ▁is ▁named ▁A é rod rome ▁René - C ou z inet ' '. ▁ ▁The ▁Coll ège ▁René ▁Cou z inet ▁at ▁Ch ant onn ay ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour