"user314" (user314)
08/22/2014 at 12:41 • Filed to: Plane-lopnik, bugatti, racer
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"user314" (user314)
08/22/2014 at 12:41 • Filed to: Plane-lopnik, bugatti, racer | 3
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Conceived by Ettore Bugatti and designed by Louis de Monge in 1938-39, the Model 100 was to compete in the 1939 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race, but it was not finished before the deadline. The plane was revolutionary, producing patents for the V-tail controls, an automatic flap system, and three others. The power to push the plane to it's expected top speed of 450mph was to come from two Bugatti !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! engines. The French government looked to Ettore to develop a fighter variant, but nothing came of the idea before the Nazi invasion, and the 100 was placed in storage. The plane remained hidden on Bugatti's estate through WWII, but with Ettore's passing in 1947 the plane passed through several hands (losing it's engines to an automotive collector along the way) before being bought by Peter Williamson, who intended to restore it, in 1971. Even working with de Monge, Williamson was unable to complete the restoration, and donated the 100 to the USAF Museum, were it was stored for a time before being transfered to the EAA Airventure Museum in 1996. Restoration was completed there, and the plane remains on display.
Retired Air Force pilot Scotty Wilson has completed a (mostly) faithful replica of the Model 100, powered by two Hayabusa engines, and test flights are expected to commence before the end of 2014.
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> user314
08/22/2014 at 15:08 |
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God.....Could you imagine rolling up to the General Aviation secction of your local Airport in your Type-57, then open your hanger and park it next to your Model 100.......