Breguet 470T Fulgur

[Justo Miranda]

Drawings

 

[Jemiba]

Thanks Justo !

Quite clearly influenced by the DC 2/DC 3, although the military version, the Br.460
formed the basis.

 

[Stargazer]

Thanks Justo !

Quite clearly influenced by the DC 2/DC 3, although the military version, the Br.460
formed the basis.

Is it so? What of the Bréguet 46T then, which was also called the Fulgur?

 

[Jemiba]

What I found is, that the 46T was just the mock-up, or maybe the uncompleted
prototype. The designation was then changed to 470T. Admittedly, the source is
just "Flugzeuge von A to Z", better for a general overview, than for finding details.
The Minidocavia N° 8 "Les Prototypes De Transport Civils Francais" doens't mention
more details either, but has at least the attached photo.

 

[Stargazer]

What I found is, that the 46T was just the mock-up, or maybe the uncompleted
prototype. The designation was then changed to 470T. Admittedly, the source is
just "Flugzeuge von A to Z", better for a general overview, than for finding details.
The Minidocavia N° 8 "Les Prototypes De Transport Civils Francais" doens't mention
more details either, but has at least the attached photo.

Nice picture! True, it was only a mockup, as the caption to my picture implies:

The Bréguet 46 T presented at the 1934 Paris Air Show was only a full-scale mockup, though a very well done one. It was already christened the "Fulgur" as a tribute to the great Jules Verne...

What bugs me here is that the "46" slot was used for two different projects: the "Fulgur" (which then received the "47" slot as the 470 T) and the "Vultur" or 460.

 

[Jemiba]

Maybe because bothe used at least the same wing and probably the same, or very similar
empenage ?

 

[Stargazer]

More images of the Bréguet 470.T Fulgur:

 

[Stargazer]

And yet another one:

 

[Stargazer]

Two more pics of the Fulgur attached below.

The aircraft had quite an interesting, albeit short, career. It took part in the Istres-Damas-Paris race between France and Lebanon, in the hands of famous pilot Paul Codos, and ended its career in the Spanish civil war.