Bugatti 100p

[KeithP]

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A Brief History of the Bugatti 100P

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The most extraordinary airplane of its time…never flew.

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By the mid-1930s Ettore Bugatti was a well-known and highly-regarded European entrepreneur and industrialist. Born in Italy but living in France, he was also one of the first global celebrities. Known primarily for the fast and elegant automobiles that won at Monaco and Le Mans, Bugatti’s interests also extended to rail, shipping, and aviation.

Few know that Bugatti built the most extraordinary airplane of its time. The Bugatti 100P exhibited cutting-edge aerodynamics combined with innovative, performance-enhancing features for which Bugatti won five patents. It is perhaps the most historically-significant airplane that never flew...
http://bugatti100p.com/bugatti-100p.html

Octane Magazine has done a story on the project to build a flying version of the aircraft and given permission for it to be distributed from the team's website.
http://bugatti100p.com/magazine-articles.html

I thought other ATers that are interested in aviation, such as myself, would find this interesting.

-KeithP

 

[deadlyapp]

I think this was posted a few months ago. Glad to see it's complete now and pretty much ready to fly. It will be interesting to see how it does.

 

[alzan]

Man, Bugatti was ahead of his time.

I didn't see this addressed in the PDF:

The separate drive shafts; are they powering the propeller units separately or as one
combined?

 

[skyking]

per the original design, the front engine powers the rear propeller and the aft engine powers the front propeller via individual shafts.
each propeller rotates in the opposite direction of the other, eliminating P-factor.

 

[deadlyapp]

Man, Bugatti was ahead of his time.

I didn't see this addressed in the PDF:

The separate drive shafts; are they powering the propeller units separately or as one
combined?

They discussed that the design had a shaft within a shaft, so that would indicate that they are driven independently.

Damn skyking beat me

 

[dawp]

if ya want to see the original, just go to Oshkosh, WI, they have it on display at the EAA museum there.

was always impressed by the advanced design when I saw it there.

 

[alzan]

per the original design, the front engine powers the rear propeller and the aft engine powers the front propeller via individual shafts.
each propeller rotates in the opposite direction of the other, eliminating P-factor.

Thanks, I missed that.

They discussed that the design had a shaft within a shaft, so that would indicate that they are driven independently.

Damn skyking beat me

Thanks as well.

 

[skyking]

the P-factor eliminating counter rotating thing is just great, until one engine packs it in. Then you hope there was sufficient testing in all flight regimes with either engine inoperative

 

[KeithP]

They had their first flight. Unfortunately, from what I can tell, only their Facebook page is getting updated.

https://www.facebook.com/TheBugatti100pProject

-KeithP

 

[Pulsar]

Pretty cool. I suspect, though, that it would have suffered similarly to the fragile Japanese planes. While a sandwich construction scheme is admirable (it's how most 'space age' composites are built), lightweight wood was proven not to be the best idea.

You can argue a lot of things about the Pacific Theater, but the Zero's low survivability rate was a major issue for the Japanese.

Amazing technology for its time though.

 

[skyking]

They had their first flight. Unfortunately, from what I can tell, only their Facebook page is getting updated.

https://www.facebook.com/TheBugatti100pProject

-KeithP

Bummer they pranged it on the first flight. Hindsight and all but a circuit at low level is a good plan., once you get as high as they did.

 

[twinrider1]

Odd coincidence, as I was reading this thread, two airplanes flew over in tight side-by-side formation. I didn't get outside in time to id them (ok, they weren't corsairs), but the engine sound definitely made them out to be war birds.

 

[Harrod]

I thought this plane looked familiar, here is an article about it that I read a few months ago, sorry if it is a repost.

http://aviationbuzzword.com/the-hayabusa-powered-bugatti-100p-replica-is-ready-to-take-flight/

 

[Crono]

<ace hood>I woke up in a blue Bugatti</ace hood>



Sorry, had to get that out of the way. Gorgeous aircraft!

 

[KeithP]

Unfortunately the plane crashed and the pilot was killed.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016...lane-crash-kills-1-in-Oklahoma/6921470512053/

-KeithP

 

[SKORPI0]

Experimental plane crash kills 1 in Oklahoma

BURNS FLATS, Okla., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A small experimental airplane crashed in Oklahoma on Saturday, killing the lone person aboard, according to multiple media reports.
KOTV-Tusla, Okla., reported the victim, Scotty Wilson of Tulsa, was killed when his experimental airplane crashed near Burns Flats, Okla., around 8:30 a.m. local time.
The Washita County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. A member of an aviation group with Wilson said he had died in the crash, a fact confirmed by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol

 

[dawp]

damn, next time maybe they should do away with the counter-rotating props. adds too much unneeded complexity for limited gain.

 

[MongGrel]

The Russians have been doing it with the TU-95's since the 50's of course, but it looked interesting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95

 

[dawp]

I realize that, but is it really needed in a civilian aircraft?

why add complexity when it's not really needed, after all they didn't duplicate the engine.