| Couzinet 70 'Arc en Ciel' |
| France, 1933 - The young French
designer René Couzinet built a spectacular and fast three engined
mail plane at the age of 23, in 1928. This first 'Arc en Ciel' was
lost on trials and was succeeded by a new design along the same lines
and slightly bigger. This type was marked by the typical fin; an extension
of the fuselage. From the start it was meant to fly across the Atlantic.
The aircraft did the maiden flight of Aéropostale's South America
route and flew the distance Senegal-Brazil in the remarkable short
time of 14˝ hours, piloted by Jean Mermoz. The aircraft of which only
one example was built, kept on flying the mailroutes across the South
Atlantic for many years thereafter. |
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FM99 |
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1:72 |
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16.3 inch / 41,5 cm. |
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Air France F-AMBV |
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€ 1375 |
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Indicated net prices as from September 2007.
Members of the EEC should add 19% V.A.T. |
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