Aerospatiale X-250

[hesham]

Hi,

the Aerosptiale X-250 was a project for airliner and powered
by three Rolls-Royce/Snecma M45 jet engines.

http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1973/1973%20-%201473.html

 

[Jemiba]

Again a great find , Hesham, I only had this perspective drawing :

 

[LowObservable]

This was a contest to design a commercial aircraft that was an even bigger heap of *&$# than the VFW 614, right?

 

[VictorXL188]

In regards to the comment about the VFW-614, in regards to the Aerospatiale X-250, it was not at all like that. In fact it was designed as an apparent reaction to the HS-146. As mentioned in the caption to the illustration provided by Hesham, it was felt that a all European design, rather than a design which used US power plants was the way forward to project a pan-European approach. The X-250 was designed as a 70-80 seat inter-city transport. Further details can be seen in the attached text from Air Enthusiast's August 1973 issue.

 

[toura]

from an old "air & cosmos"

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dears Victor & Toura.

 

[toura]

an from an old "aviation magazine"

 

[hesham]

From Le Fana 293.

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1973.

 

[Archibald]

The M45 was a good little turbofan that never got a chance (except that German bizarre airliner with the engines on top of the wing): military or civilian, nobody used it.
Could have become a turbofan Atar replacement, but the M53 was already there for the job...