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, only one was built and it was not ordered into production.

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radial piston engine with a two-bladed pusher propeller. It first flew in October 1931 and as a result of tests was re-designed with a second step in the hull. The 290 was underpowered and over priced and did not enter production, the prototype was scrapped in April 1937.

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