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The Bugatti – De Monge 100P Record Plane

by Jaap Horst

Looky Rating System: Violence 0/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 0/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5.

Description

The development of this extremely advanced airplane with many novel features was starts in 1936,when Ettore Bugatti hires the Belgian aerodynamicist and inventor Louis de Monge as chief engineer.The first version of the airplane is planned as a speed-record airplane, a military version isto follow later. Tragically the original Bugatti 100P airplane never flies, the Germans invade Parisbefore construction is ready.