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Offline Nico Braas

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French jet fighter project
« on: April 05, 2009, 10:20:24 PM »
This photo showing a model of a 'S.N.C.A.S.O. interceptor' project was published in 1955 in a Dutch aviation magazine (AVIA-VLIEGWERELD). Model was shown during the Paris air show at Le Bourget of that year.
I am a little bit puzzled: Jean Cuny's book 'Les Avions de Combat' Vol.1 mentions NOTHING on such a Sud-Ouest project. However, mention is made in the same book-with some illustrations- of the Nord 'Harpon' fighter project. Although not exactly the same, it shows a jet fighter with more or less the same canard configuration. Any Guesses??

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Re: French jet fighter project
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2009, 08:28:34 PM »
Only thing I can find that even resembles this aircraft is Nord Griffon.

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Re: French jet fighter project
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 12:46:29 PM »
Also Flight reports on 17 June 1955 on this SNCASO fighter project with the publication of ta similar photo. Unfortunately no more details were given.
So it is definitely a SNCASO project, not related to the Nord Griffon!