The Armee
de l'Air produced some interesting airplanes. I don't know much about
this one except what the 3Vu shows. I remember pictures of a lightweight
French airplane with a similar planform. But I am about positive this qualifies
as a fantasy airplane. Maybe the French released the plan to give the Germans
something to worry about. In any case you have a genuine period 3vu
to show a skeptical CD.
I was tempted to make one for Al Lidberg's NoCal Postal, but the big chin radiator scared me off.
If anyone knows more about this I'd sure like to hear from them. Write
me at...
dannysoar@worldnet.att.net
The drawing is from the September '39 Flying Aces.
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*: Miss July's status as a Fantasy Flyer has proven controversial.
A very similar airplane, the Payen PA22, flew in 1942. After an acrimonious
meeting of the interested lawyers, the sponsors and the doddering notables
of the Fun Fantasy Flyers Selection Committee it was decided that the PA122
was different enough from the other Payens to qualify as a Fantasy Flyer.
The ruling is being appealed.
To find out more, and to achieve a competing 3vu of the PA122,
go to the Payen PA 22 page of the
Luftwaffe Image Archive
(Click Here)
For even more, a couple of RC models go to the and a thumbnail of the
PA100 go to the
Aussie Shed-
Payen P-22 (Click Here)
In light of all this I have put up a large page of some of Payens remarkable
aircraft
Payen
Page (Click Here)
A
nice Rolfe Pic of an earlier Payen racer
Fantasy Flyers HomePage (Click)
dannysoar0