Buggati

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Key Takeaways:

  • Bugatti, known for its elegant auto designs, also created a remarkably beautiful aircraft, the Model 100 racer.
  • The original Bugatti Model 100 never flew; its first flight was performed by a reproduction in the 2010s.
  • The only flying example of the Model 100 (a reproduction) was tragically destroyed in a fatal crash in 2016.
  • A Bugatti Model 100 is currently on display at the EAA Air Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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The maker of some of the most elegant auto designs ever built a plane that’s remarkably beautiful in its own right, the Model 100. The racer, which didn’t fly until a reproduction took to the air in the 2010s. The only example was destroyed in a fatal crash in 2016. An example is on display at the EAA Air Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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