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N-20.2 Arbalète
As the successor to the N-20.1, the Arbalète was also a 60% scale model of the N-20 Aiguillon. However, it was powered by four Turbomeca Piméné engines. The slats, flaps, and solid rocket at the rear were omitted.
First flight: 16 November 1951
Number of flights: 91
Total flight time: 33:27

N-20 Aiguillon
The revolutionary design by the Aircraft Works Emmen for a new fighter aircraft. A flying wing with four jet engines, including afterburners, thrust reversers, a flow-through wing, tandem landing gear, an ejectable cockpit section, and an interchangeable weapons pod.
The aircraft was never flown.
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