The "Tank" type 32 was built just one year after Jaray applied for his patent on vehicle aerodynamics (which was granted in 1927). The "Tank" was panned at the time by the French press for it's looks. I'm trying to find out if it had a flat belly pan. Apparently it was "interesting" to drive...
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“You can well imagine that with no firewall there is intimate communication between driver and machinery. The clutch whirrs dangerously close to one’s left leg, the pipes get hot, oil splatters all over you, and there is a lot of exhaust, hot water, steam, noise and danger. The exhaust glows, gas dribbles steadily on your feet, and backfires light up the universe. All very exciting.”
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I just found a new
book on the type 32 written by Diego Ratti. From the preview:
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man: ...looks like it was a "tail-dragger" landing gear configuration, with the "tail-wheel" being located *IN* the lower dorsal stabilzer.
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AHA!
From:
the Bugatti revue: Bugatti Aircraft
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