Tom Lee Mullins
I think that is a beautiful plane. It is in the top ten on my list.. I am glad they built a flying replica.
Guy Macher
What were these wonderful innovations? All I see is needless complexity. Why not put the props at the rear, as in Molt Taylor's Mini-IMP?
Bugatti had little to do with the design of the 100P. Louis de Monge did the engineering, really just a reworking of an earlier design he had worked on with M. Buscaylet after WWI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Monge
This plane is too heavy and complex to be efficient.
davgrn
Looks like a beautiful aircraft. interested to see what the flight characteristics will be.
Wolf0579
I'll be very interested in the performance data of the replica once it's flying.
Ed Yee
Reminds me of the P39 Cobra. This Bugatti with 2 mid engines would have problem with CG and cooling of the engines.
windykites
I would be interested to know what the top speed is. It is very streamlined, and is a beautiful design. It might have made an incredible fighter against the Luftwaffe. Strange it was not developed.
Nostromo47
Typical of Italian designs, the 100P is gorgeous to look at! It does my heart good to know that a flying replica is being produced by enthusiasts. Let's hope it fares better than the beautiful replica of the Hughes H1 racer that tragically crashed, killing its builder. As the pilot of this craft, being surrounded by the drive shafts in such close proximity would make me nervous. Then again, here is another example of how I don't have the right stuff! I'm still envious of those fortunate enough who will fly this beautiful craft. Just to be able to see this plane on the ground and in the air would be a thrill. I was fortunate enough to see the H1 replica while it was still intact.
CaptD
All the aircraft designed long ago deserve to be saved. Building exact copies can then be built as long as it is possible to reconstruct them as designed and hopefully build them in flying condition.
Douglas Bennett Rogers
This looks like it could hover like a VTOL, as well as going fast, because of high power to mass ratio, and counter rotating props.
mach37
The tail is NOT a "twin-V" - it is a single V, or more correctly, a Y design. "Twin-V" is a meaningless term in this context. The original contra-rotating prop design was too complex; modern engineering development has much improved those designs.