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Lefty, S.C.A.N. it is.
Of course the trainer boat was the SCAN-20 and the US twin amphib the Widgeon with French engines was the SCAN-30.
The twin boomer was designed by M.Roussel (Roussel 30 light fighter 1939) and construction of a prototype was started by SCAN around 1947. Plans existed to market it as the SCAN-40 Scanton. When SCAN lost interest the project lingered on till around 1952 when M.Roussel completed it as the Roussel Model 40 Hirondelle. Trials started in 1953, but it seems the aircraft was not really flight tested. The engine was a 1600cc unit designerd by Mr. Roussel.
New one is a whirly bird
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