Author: Patrice Grange Date: 23 Oct 2007
FS2004 SNCASE 5000 / 5003 Baroudeur, Version 3. SNCASE 5000 / 5003 Baroudeur, Version 3 with new "what-if" configurations. A French fighter bomber prototype of the early fifties. The SNCASE Baroudeur made its first flight on August 1st 1953. The main particularity of this aircraft was the absence of landing gear, resulting in a significant weight saving and the ability to dispense with concrete runways. The aircraft was taking-off using a separate carriage and had retractable skids for landing. These skids even allow the plane to take-off autonomously from snow or ice-covered strips.
Author: Jens B. Kristensen Date: 20 Oct 2007
FS2004/FSX Bristol Brabazon 1. This huge and good-looking aircraft was planned as a transatlantic airliner for BOAC. It was powered by eight Bristol Centaurus radial engines, and flew for the first time in 1949. The Brabazon never entered production.
