Bugatti P110
Aluminum Prototype
Aluminum Prototype
Note the drop
down landing
lights at the wheel
wells. They hinge
upward when the
gear is raised.
Note also the
stock cooling
vents in the tail
structures and
the wings leading
edge. The engines
were noted in the
P100 to run quite
cool.
down landing
lights at the wheel
wells. They hinge
upward when the
gear is raised.
Note also the
stock cooling
vents in the tail
structures and
the wings leading
edge. The engines
were noted in the
P100 to run quite
cool.
This is the project codenamed P110. It is the military version of the Bugatti Type 100 air
racer. This was how Bugatti financed his racer was that the French Government was in need
of a highly agile fighter plane to balance the threat from Germany's Luftwaffe.
racer. This was how Bugatti financed his racer was that the French Government was in need
of a highly agile fighter plane to balance the threat from Germany's Luftwaffe.
In creating the P110
model, I foresaw
various changes that
I believe would have
occured with
creation of the
fighter aircraft. The
three blade
aluminum props and
the aluminum
airframe structure
would have brought
the fighter up to
specs with the era of
fighter planes.
Note also the tail
wheel, which in the
P100 was originally
a tail skid that
retracted from the
lower tail fin.
model, I foresaw
various changes that
I believe would have
occured with
creation of the
fighter aircraft. The
three blade
aluminum props and
the aluminum
airframe structure
would have brought
the fighter up to
specs with the era of
fighter planes.
Note also the tail
wheel, which in the
P100 was originally
a tail skid that
retracted from the
lower tail fin.
The airframe of the P110 Prototype is all aluminum, unpainted and ready for high performance
testing.
testing.
The cowling structure comes of in a floating motion and rests upon saw horses for access to the
twin Grand Prix Type 51 racing engines. This model is unarmed and does not sport the drop tank
and guns that the P110 has. Aircraft designation is P110_Alum.
twin Grand Prix Type 51 racing engines. This model is unarmed and does not sport the drop tank
and guns that the P110 has. Aircraft designation is P110_Alum.
The cockpit of the P110 is quite modern
by standards of WWII aircraft. Chrome
grab handles are at the sides of the
panel and twin tachs for the racing
engines dwarf the other instrumentation.
by standards of WWII aircraft. Chrome
grab handles are at the sides of the
panel and twin tachs for the racing
engines dwarf the other instrumentation.
In one of the Bugatti Adventure flights,
you are to try to set a new record flight
from London to Paris. The clock starts
when you lift off the ground and the clock
stops when you 'pass' the Eiffel tower in
France. Good luck, as there is a small
weather storm off the coast of Calais.
Should you fly low under the clouds? ...or
should you climb over them and then use
a shallow descent to speed you up for the
race ending?
you are to try to set a new record flight
from London to Paris. The clock starts
when you lift off the ground and the clock
stops when you 'pass' the Eiffel tower in
France. Good luck, as there is a small
weather storm off the coast of Calais.
Should you fly low under the clouds? ...or
should you climb over them and then use
a shallow descent to speed you up for the
race ending?
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