Bugatti 100P, "the most elegant and technologicallyadvanced airplane of its time" [3000x1920

Bugatti 100P, "the most elegant and technologicallyadvanced airplane of its time" [3000x1920


The Bugatti Model 100 was a purpose-built air racer designed to compete in the 1939 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race. The aircraft was not completed by the September 1939 deadline and was put in storage prior to the German invasion of France . Development

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1938 Bugatti Model 100 Racer Location: Air Racing & Aerobatics View Virtual Tour of Cockpit Say the name Bugatti and race cars should come to mind. Beautiful, fast, and sleek, the Bugatti racers dominated the European racing scene during the 1920s and '30s.

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Designed by Louis de Monge, Ettore Buggati's chief designer, the Model 100 was actually powered by TWO Bugatti automotive engines that were fitted into the airframe at slightly opposing angles, driving two contra-rotating propellers.

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0:00 / 3:21 Bugatti 100P Maiden Flight (RC) juhanirc 88 subscribers Subscribe 207 70K views 8 years ago This is the maiden flight of my new model Bugatti 100P at the airfield of La Fenice.

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More info on this aircraft here: http://bit.ly/d9Oko0At the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh WI.

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The Bugatti Model 100 is of wood monocoque "sandwich" construction. On a polyhedral frame, layers of balsa wood are glued and carved to achieve the proper aerodynamic shape. . Hardwood rails and supports are set into the balsa wood to take concentrated loads at stress points such as the engine mount and canopy. The canopy is integrated into the fuselage forming an unbroken streamline from.

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A quest to create the world's only flightworthy Bugatti 100P replica ended in tragedy on Saturday when builder Scotty Wilson was killed in a crash of the airplane shortly after takeoff from.

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The Model 100 was just nearing completion when the Germans invaded France, and as the German armies neared Paris in June 1940, the plane was lowered out of the furniture factory to the street, loaded on a truck, taken out into the country and hidden in a barn, where it was to remain for nearly thirty years.

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A Bugatti for sale in the USA is constructed at an old dyeworks factory in Molsheim, France, with model after model gaining prestige and recognition for the quality of design and racing abilities. Sadly, in 1939, Ettore was forced by Nazi occupiers to sell his Molsheim plant not long after his son Jean was killed while test-driving the Type 57.

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The Bugatti 100p was a remarkable aeroplane and a truly innovative design. Designed from the outset to be fast, it would have most likely been the fastest thing in the skies with a projected top speed of almost 500MPH. The most extraordinary airplane of its time…that never flew.

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The Model 100 had an unusual inboard mounted two Bugatti Type 50P Straight 8 4.9L, 340 kW (450 hp) engines each driving forward-mounted contra-rotating propellers through driveshafts. The aircraft also featured a 120-degree v-tail arrangement and retractable landing gear. The construction was mostly of wood, with sandwiched layers of balsa and.

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This July, we heard about how a group of aviation enthusiasts were building a flying replica of the radical Bugatti 100P racing aircraft. Named Reve Bleu (Bl.

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The Bugatti Model 100 was a purpose built air racer designed to compete in the 1939 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race. The aircraft was not completed by the September 1939 deadline and was put in storage prior to the German invasion of France.

The Bugatti 100P Aircraft Pictures & Specifications


Small wonder. Most people associate the name Ettore Bugatti with racing cars and luxury automobiles but only a few probably know the story of the Bugatti Model 100, sometimes called the Bugatti-De Monge 100P. In 1937 Bugatti decided to get back at the Germans and to win the prestigious Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race.

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The Bugatti Model 100 was a racing aeroplane designed and built by the Bugatti company to compete in the French Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race in 1939. Design work began in 1938 and included many novel features including a V-tail, two engines mounted behind the cockpit driving separate contra-rotating propellers and a high degree of streamlining.

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