The Bernard H.V.220 was a 1930s

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and the last attempt by

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compete in the

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race. Delays caused by engine problems meant the aircraft was abandoned and never flown.

Design and development

The H.V.220 was an all-metal single-seat cantilever

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with twin floats and powered by a Lorraine 12Rcr Radium inline piston engine. The aircraft was completed but problems with the Radium engine were never sorted and the aircraft was not flown ending French hopes of a

win. An improved variant powered by a Radium engine was planned as the H.V.320 but never built. Bernard H

Specifications (H.V.220)

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