breguet 763 x plane s aircraft

The company went out of business after a year, and in all probability the challenge machine was the company's attempt at an original design. Maybe Platel had plans to improve his machine further in but after this flight nothing more can be found about Platel and his plane. He settled in the UK and, during the late s and early s built a whole series of flying machines. In April and May of , it managed to make a few short hops - the longest being feet - but it was limited by its under-powered 35 hp 3-cylinder Humber engine. It was one of the most powerful and fastest aircraft of its time.

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