As
reported by World Warbird News the
French association Réplic’Air has announced its intention to build a
flyable Dewoitine D.551, and have it fly by June 2017 at the latest. The
aircraft, a derivative of the famous Dewoitine D.520 fighter, never flew as
France was defeated before it could be produced.
Accordingly
to the website History Of War in
1939 Emile Dewoitine had built the D.550 to make an attempt on the air speed
record. It had been developed from the D.520 fighter, but with modifications to
increase its speed that included a reduced wing span and limited fuel capacity.
On 23 October the D.550 reached 420 mph at 19,680 feet, an increase of 90 mph
over the D.520. Its military potential was quickly recognised, and work began
on the D.551.
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