1930s French Bomber

[Alvis 3.1]

It's the Zut Alor 945..famed for it's 7 engined, 2 fueled, Tractor/Pusher/Tractor/Pusher arrangement and a wild variety of ineffectual weapons, combines with a promenade deck to entertain Diplomats and Air Staff Officers...
Ok..so I made it up!

[Alvis 3.1]

...and now in Colour!!!!!!!!

[Alvis 3.1]

It MUST be real...I have drawings and everything!!!!

[Bryan H.]

Are you sure that's a whif?!?!    I would've swore I saw a picture of this very plane in a French Military Aircraft of the 1930's-type book!

Bryan  

[Sisko]

I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

[Andrew Gorman]

Ooooh!  It's a monoplane Heyford!  Pardon me, a monoplane Heyforde...  A pretty neat looking aircraft in the Barling Bomber/ Potez line -
http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/pimaga17.htm
I like it!
Andrew

[Alvis 3.1]

Funniest thing about it was it was originally made to annoy a hobby shop owner, but he liked it so much he put it in his window on display. He finally had to remove it as people would argue over it being real or not...(usually the 8 year old kid was right and his Dad was wrong!)



Alvis 3.1

[dragon]

Are you sure it's French?  It is ugly enough to possibly be British.  

[elmayerle]

Are you sure it's French?  It is ugly enough to possibly be British.

I'd say it has to be a French bomber from the early/mid 1930's when they were even uglier than British designs of the same period.  It greatly resembles some of what you'll see here for the years 1030 through 1938.

[Alvis 3.1]

Are you sure it's French?  It is ugly enough to possibly be British.

Design of it actually stemmed from an arguement as to which country made the uglier plane, the UK or France. So I built what I thought would be the ugliest plane I could come up with, yet still look Gallic. In fact, it kinda wound up looking not all that bad!
However, if you really want ugly, look at the stuff the Soviets were making then...seriously ugly, and some were even put into service!



Alvis 3.1

[John Howling Mouse]

I'm still scratching my head, wondering if Alvis is putting us on, or not.  

The JMN in me (and yes, we ALL have a bit of that in each of us) tells me it's quite probably real...

The JHM in me (thank your lucky stars you don't have THAT in you!) says simply:
"Cool What If!"

Alvis, you and Matrixone would be a dangerous combination!!   B)

[lancer]

Are you sure it's French?  It is ugly enough to possibly be British.

OI!!!!! You cheeky git. WE always designed purposeful; elegant looking machines, unlike some of the contraptions that other countries produced.

[Davey B]

Are you sure it's French?  It is ugly enough to possibly be British.

Is that fleet of Daleks still available?  

Alv, that thing just looks too real...  

[John Howling Mouse]

Are you sure it's French?  It is ugly enough to possibly be British.

OI!!!!! You cheeky git. WE always designed purposeful; elegant looking machines, unlike some of the contraptions that other countries produced.

We all know you're kidding.
One word:

SEAMEW !!![/size]

[Leigh]

OI!!!!! You cheeky git. WE always designed purposeful; elegant looking machines, unlike some of the contraptions that other countries produced.

Second Word FAIREY

So Alvis does the promenade deck have a Maitre'd ?