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Aircraft and configuration
The Bugatti 100P combined two inline engines with contra-rotating propellers and retractable landing gear. RedWing models automatic flap and airbrake functions, with cable-operated primary controls.
Bugatti 100P
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The Bugatti 100P combined two inline engines with contra-rotating propellers and retractable landing gear. RedWing models automatic flap and airbrake functions, with cable-operated primary controls.
History & design
A racer that never flew
Ettore Bugatti commissioned Louis de Monge to design the racer. The project changed from one engine to two modified Bugatti 50B engines. It missed the September 1939 racing deadline and never flew. The unfinished aircraft was hidden in the French countryside as German forces approached Paris in June 1940.
EAA Aviation Museum · 1938 Bugatti Model 100 Racer ↗Museum collection history · original Model 100P
Original and reproduction
The original airframe reached the EAA museum in 1996 after earlier restoration and storage. A separate reproduction first flew on 19 August 2015; it was destroyed on its third flight, killing builder-pilot Scotty Wilson. The reproduction's flights are separate from the never-flown original.
EAA Aviation Museum · 1938 Bugatti Model 100 Racer ↗Museum collection history · preservation and reproduction
Systems & details
Controls and equipment
The simulator adds convenience elevator and rudder trim. Automatic airbrake deployment accompanies braking, but the high-speed automatic camber system is not implemented in the reviewed manual.
In your simulator
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Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
Controls and equipmentBugatti 100P
The simulator adds convenience elevator and rudder trim. Automatic airbrake deployment accompanies braking, but the high-speed automatic camber system is not implemented in the reviewed manual.
Bugatti simulation manual · pages 36–38
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Simulator documentation
Bugatti 100P — simulator documentationRedWing · Bugatti simulation manual · pages 36–38 Bugatti 100P — simulator documentationRedWing · Bugatti simulation manual · pages 36–38Aircraft background
1938 Bugatti Model 100 RacerEAA Aviation Museum · Museum collection history · original Model 100PBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 2 profile choices
RedWing Bugatti 100P
RedWing · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020
A twin-engine racing prototype with contra-rotating propellers.
Bugatti 100P
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A twin-engine racing prototype with contra-rotating propellers.
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