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<font size="+1" class=""><b class=""><big class=""><big class="">The most beautiful plane never
flown is just weeks from its maiden flight<br class="">
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By Chris Ziegler on August 8, 2015<br class="">
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The year was 1939. Ettore Bugatti - one of the most
interesting and innovative individuals involved with the auto
industry's formative years - was furiously working on his
company's only aircraft. But this wasn't just any aircraft:
like his cars, Bugatti's 100P was a technological marvel,
featuring two engines driving concentric propellers in
opposite directions. Air intakes gracefully integrated into
the plane's V-tail would keep those engines cool, while
unusual forward-swept wings would give the 100P a striking
profile in flight. Ettore was hoping that by racing this
beautiful machine - and winning - he'd burnish his brand.<br class="">
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But World War II soon gripped Paris, and Bugatti was forced to
scuttle the project. The only 100P ever made never flew and
was left to rot for a half century before eventually being
restored to non- flying condition (it rests today on display
in the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin).<br class="">
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<i class=""><small class="">Bugatti 100P</small></i><br class="">
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Fast forward to 2013, when a team led by former Air Force
pilot Scott Wilson launched a Kickstarter project to create an
airworthy 100P from scratch. At that time, construction was
nearly complete, but Wilson needed more money to finish the
project. "Reve Bleu" - Blue Dream - eventually raised a little
over $62,000, and today, the new aircraft is nearly ready to
take to the skies for the first time.<br class="">
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In recent days, the 100P has run its engines and performed
taxi tests, and it looks amazing on the ground. It'll look
even better from above. There's no word on exactly when that
first flight will be, but some backers are going to have
access to a live stream of it; in the meantime, you can see a
video of it on the tarmac </font><br class="">
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