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My Own Creations
Breguet Bre 19GR 'Point d'interrogation' |
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My Own Creations
Breguet Bre 19GR 'Point d'interrogation' |
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Having done biplanes, monoplanes and a triplane it is time
for a sesquiplane, which is an biplane where one set of wings (most often
the lower) is significantly smaller than the other both in span and chord.
And at the same time returning to New York from Paris, where Charles Lindbergh
took us last month in his Ryan NYP.
The Breguet Bre 19 from 1922 was the replacement for the Bre 14 used during the First World War. It was a combined reconnaissance plane and light bomber. It was not only used by the French Aviation Militaire but also widely exported. In fact it is probably the airplane produced in largest numbers during the 1920s! And Breguet did what it could to ensure that the Bre 19 remained in the headlines throughout the 1920s and early 1930s by setting many records with a series of long-range "Grand Raid" versions. These had a longer fuselage and larger wingspan to carry more fuel and a larger engine. One of these Bre 19GR established a world speed-over-distance record in May 1929, when it covered a distance of 4,984 kilometers (3,107 miles) at an average speed of 101.23 knots. In September 1929 another Bre 19GR was flown from Le Bourget to Manchuria, establishing a world straight-line distance record of 7,905 kilometers (4,928 miles). The year after the same airplane, now crewed by Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte, achieved the first nonstop Paris to New York flight in 37 hours and 18 minutes. This aircraft known as 'Point d'interrogation' or Question Mark is the aircraft I have modeled. |
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Front view
Clearly showing the sesquiplane configuration |
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Top view
Notice the white 2x2 tiles is used to illustrate the Balkenkreuz |
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Left view
The two errors of the model is visible it this view: both the rudder and the wheels are too big. Though the small 1x1 wheels is actually more in the right scale I think they look ridiculous |
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Front closeup
Notice the air filter and the landing gear |
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Wing Tank
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Cockpits
Not much room here |
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Top view
of the tapering fuselage |
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Side view
of the tapering fuselage, giving an idea of the SNOT method used, which is almost the same as on the Ryan NYP |
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