Bréguet 850
The Bréguet 850 was a proposed twin fuselage, pressurized airliner studied by Breguet Aviation between 1941 and 1945. The project never advanced beyond wind tunnel testing, and was promptly cancelled shortly after the Liberation of France.
Design and development
The Bréguet 850 project was conceived in 1941 with the intention of creating a high capacity, long range airliner/transport, presumably for transatlantic use. The aircraft had a very unusual design consisting of two fuselages, joined in between by a central wing. The cockpit would have been located in the front of the left fuselage, and accommodated 7 members of the flight crew - a captain, 2 pilots, 2 radio operators and 2 mechanics. The front of the right fuselage would have housed the cabin crew, consisting of at least 5 people. Behind the crew quarters, small passenger cabins were envisioned. The remaining space in both fuselages was unpressurized and designated for cargo storage.Most passengers were to be seated in the aircraft's central wing connecting the two fuselages, which was accessible by a retractable staircase below the wing. At least two types of interior layouts were considered; a high-density layout seating 200 passengers with a cargo capacity of 10 tones, or a more luxurious 96 passenger layout including over 60 beds, lounges and a cargo capacity of 20 tones.
The aircraft was to be powered by 28 Hispano-Suiza 12 Z engines, and was to have 7 pairs of contra-rotating propellers, a single pair needing 4 engines to be operated.
The Bréguet 850 project and any derivatives were cancelled in 1945.
Variants
;Bréguet 850;Bréguet 850 Seaplane
;Bréguet 851
;Le transport de 500 tones
;Le transport de 1000 tones