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Safran Aircraft Engines SNECMA Coléoptère

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Overview

The SNECMA C.450 Coléoptère was a tail-sitting vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft designed by the French company SNECMA and manufactured by Nord Aviation. While work on the aircraft proceeded to the test flying phase, the project never progressed beyond experimental purposes.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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