Bugatti P100 Airplane

[Desertdawg]

Something to go with your morning coffee.

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/15/bugatti-100p-airplane-replica-mullin/

[First time Juke]

Re: Bugatti P100 Airplane

Something to go with your morning coffee.

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/15/b...eplica-mullin/

When will they fire up the engine on it ?

[Mike51]

Re: Bugatti P100 Airplane

EngineS. There are two of them.

[First time Juke]

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EngineS. There are two of them.

In that case they might ignite both to be able fly ...right ?

[Mike51]

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Who knows? The original was never flown, so they might end up just trundling up and down, making a lot of noise and not getting off the ground. A bit like Kermit's Benoist.

[First time Juke]

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That ruddervator air intake would come in handy on my electric MAX3 pusher ?

[Sneauxman]

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The plane will be on display until December this year. There is no plan at this time to fire the engines during the display period. Boo hoo.

[bill_f]

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http://gizmodo.com/the-500-mph-superplane-that-buggati-had-to-hide-from-th-1535579524

[First time Juke]

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http://gizmodo.com/the-500-mph-super...-th-1535579524

It would be awesome to see this fly in Farnborough !

I think wood really has the potential to go beyond 500 mph.

The engines are running a prop of their own...thus very reliable system.

[stuntflyr]

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It would be awesome to see this fly in Farnborough !

I think wood really has the potential to go beyond 500 mph.

The engines are running a prop of their own...thus very reliable system.

This is a 500 km per hour airplane. It was made to beat 290 to 300 mph airplanes, like the early 109 's in the Coupe Races.
Chris...

[Reno_Steve]

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This is a 500 km per hour airplane. It was made to beat 290 to 300 mph airplanes, like the early 109 's in the Coupe Races.
Chris...

In the attached article it does say that the original was built to go 500mph and that it was to beat the record below :-
"The airspeed record in 1939 stood at 469 mph, set by a German Messerschmitt."


I think the replica is using smaller lighter engines so will not be designed for max. speed.

[Race5]

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The replica is designed around a 250mph max speed.

[stuntflyr]

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In the attached article it does say that the original was built to go 500mph and that it was to beat the record below :-
"The airspeed record in 1939 stood at 469 mph, set by a German Messerschmitt."


I think the replica is using smaller lighter engines so will not be designed for max. speed.

Yes, there are many articles written with such notions. But the airplane was designed for the 1935-1936 Coupe races. During that period the races were flown by the 1935 winning Caudron that won the 1936 Thompson Trophy in Los Angeles and the prototype Me-109V-series airplanes that were going 280 mph during the, essentially, cross country races.
The 1939 3km records were flown by airplanes that were designed for speeds that the Bugatti could never attain. A quick look at the section of it's wing will tell one that it was a much earlier design. The Heinkel and Me-209R records were set with engines with more than twice the power of the combined capability of the duo Bugatti King naturally aspirated engines.

The fascinating thing about the Bugatti is that it was a "lost" design for decades, it was found under the best of barn find circumstances and lore, and that it has never flown. From that it's late 30's vintage has caused many article writers to confuse the performance capabilities of the airplane of the late 30's, as well as it chronology. The airplane was never built to set the 3km speed record, it was meant to win over the other European entries in the Coupe races.

Chris...

[First time Juke]

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How about having two of these; http://www.turnkeyenginesupply.com/t...sembly-street/

It would be a slick twin...with 940 hp...and 2800 hp when tweeked.

Engine is 8700 usd a piece...will it work in an aeroplane ?