Bugatti 100P
Ettore Bugatti's Art Deco racer, which never got to fly before the war, finally takes to the air. Pneumatic circuits, automatic systems, civilian and military versions.
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Bugatti's thoroughbred
In 1938, Ettore Bugatti began work on a racer to compete in the Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup and the US Thompson Trophy, using engines from his car range. He entrusted the design to his chief engineer Louis de Monge, with whom he had worked before.
The French government also asked him to develop a mass-production fighter from it. The aircraft gave rise to five patents, including the inline engine installation, the V-tail control mixer and the automatic flap system.
Unfinished when war broke out, it was dismantled and hidden during the Occupation and never flew. The original is now on display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, USA.
Racer or fighter
Much more than an aircraft
Everything that's included
- Normal and emergency pneumatic circuits
- Civilian version: VHF radio, ADF and/or g-meter
- Military version: oxygen and gunsight (no weapons in the Marketplace version)
- Tank or canopy jettison
- All automatic systems
- Several race-ready liveries
The real aircraft
| Design | Louis de Monge, 1938 |
|---|---|
| First flight | never (unfinished in 1939) |
| Crew | 1 |
| Wingspan | 8.20 m (27 ft) |
| Length | 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in) |
| Height | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) |
| Wing area | 20.69 m² (222.7 sq ft) |
| Empty weight | 1,400 kg (3,086 lb) |
| Engines | 2 × Bugatti Type 50P straight-eight, 450 hp each |
| Propellers | contra-rotating |
