SNCASO SO.50 Four-Engined Monoplane Project

[hesham]

Hi,


I know my dear Toura spoke about this aircraft project before,but I want
to know if this aircraft was a transport or bomber ?.

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12492.msg154042.html#msg154042

http://forum.aviation-ancienne.fr/t6893-le-m580-sncam-vous-connaissez

 

[Jemiba]

Great find ! Wing and empennage look similar to the So.71 bomber, which, with regards to Jean Cuny,
started during the years of German occupation as a "long range transport". No designation is given in
"Les Avions De Combat Francais", but to me it sounds plausible, as during those years work on military
projects had to be covered.

 

[PlanesPictures]

very nice design

 

[hesham]

Great find ! Wing and empennage look similar to the So.71 bomber, which, with regards to Jean Cuny,
started during the years of German occupation as a "long range transport". No designation is given in
"Les Avions De Combat Francais", but to me it sounds plausible, as during those years work on military
projects had to be covered.

You are right my dear Jemiba,


it is transport aircraft,that is because,there is no guns or turret on the drawing.

 

[Nick Sumner]

It is strongly reminiscent of the Miles 'X' design.

 

[c460]

In Le Fana no.213 (on SO.30) and 333 (on SO.800) the SO.50 is described as a cargo plane, studied by Fandeux in July 1940 and abandoned in March 1941.

 

[hesham]

Great info my dear C460,thank you.

 

[VictorXL188]

On the Russian wikipedia page for SNCASO it states that the 'SO.50 - project of a four-engine transporter of the Fande design, work was stopped with the move to Cannes in 1941.'

 

[hesham]

On the Russian wikipedia page for SNCASO it states that the 'SO.50 - project of a four-engine transporter of the Fande design, work was stopped with the move to Cannes in 1941

It was abandoned in March 1941.