The replica of the Bugatti 100P racing airplane in Tulsa, Oklahoma, went airborne briefly for the first time Wednesday but suffered damage after landing. Scott Wilson's team marked the flight as a triumph nonetheless, describing what happened in a Facebook post. The flight began as a "short hop down the runway" to test the twin Suzuki motorbike engines and flight controls, Wilson wrote. The takeoff was normal and the airplane climbed to 100 feet AGL and reached 110 knots. During the landing, though, the Bugatti floated more than expected. There was enough runway for stopping, but "unfortunately, I lost the right brake and the airplane departed the left side of the runway at slow speed. Due to heavy rains the night before, the ground was soft and the airplane tipped upward on its nose, damaging the spinner and both props. Such is the nature of flight testing a new design."
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