The SNECMA C.450 Coléoptère (meaning "beetle" in French, descended from Greek for "sheathed wing") was a tail-sitting vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)...
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craft. The Coléoptère was a VTOL or "Vertical Take-Off and Landing" aircraft that was designed by SNECMA during the 1950s. While the Coléoptère was not the...
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this decision emerged the basic configuration of the C.450 Coléoptère. In December 1958, the Coléoptère first left the ground under its own power, albeit...
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configuration, and era Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig Short SC.1 SNECMA Coléoptère Related lists List of experimental aircraft The Aeroplane, Volume...
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