A French association plans to build a 1/4,41 scale Latécoère 631

A Latécoère 631 in Biscarosse in 1945. (Photo Simone Villette-Choquet - Daniel Duteis)

Found on Piloter Mag’s blog:

In 2010, a French Association decided to design and build a replica of the huge Latécoère 631 flying boat. Instead of a 57.43m wingspan, the replica would have a 13 m wingspan, and its wing area would only be 19.93 m² instead of 350 m². This would make the aircraft a 1/4,41-scale replica, allowing it to carry two people and 30 kg of luggage...

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