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Fauvel AV.22
The Fauvel AV.22 was an unorthodox glider produced in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ... in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Originally intended to be produced in series, it was later marketed to homebuilders. Like other Charles Fauvel designs, it was a tailless aircraft, and this particular design featured wings with a slight forward sweep. Design and development The original AV.22 design was unpowered, but later versions were equipped with an engine mounted in the nose for self-launching. The AV.22 was entered in a 1959 competition to select a standard glider for the French aeroclubs, but lost to the Wassmer Bijave. The first powered version was the AV.221, which flew on 8 April 1965. In addition to the powerplant, the fuselage was also redesigned to accommo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
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Fauvel AV
Fauvel is a surname and may refer to: * 11849 Fauvel, a minor planet * Louis-François-Sébastien Fauvel (1758–1753), French painter, diplomat and archaeologist. * Albert-Auguste Fauvel (1851–1909), French naturalist * Charles Adolphe Albert Fauvel (1840–1921), French entomologist * Charles Fauvel (1904–1979), French aircraft designer ** Fauvel AV.22 ** Fauvel AV.36 ** Fauvel AV.44 ** Fauvel AV.45 ** Fauvel AV.48 ** Fauvel AV.50 ** Fauvel AV.61 * John Fauvel (1946–2001), British historian of mathematics * Pascal Fauvel (1882–1942), French archer * Pierre Fauvel (1866–1958), professor of zoology at the Catholic University of the West * (1830–1895) * William LeBoutillier Fauvel (1850–1897), merchant and political figure in Quebec See also * ''Roman de Fauvel'', a 14th-century French allegorical poem * Francis Fauvel Gouraud Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor Gliders
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Tailless Aircraft
In aeronautics, a tailless aircraft is an aircraft with no other horizontal aerodynamic surface besides its main wing. It may still have a fuselage, vertical tail fin (vertical stabilizer), and/or vertical rudder. Theoretical advantages of the tailless configuration include low parasitic drag as on the Horten H.IV soaring glider and good stealth characteristics as on the Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber. Disadvantages include a potential sensitivity to trim. Tailless aircraft have been flown since the pioneer days; the first stable aeroplane to fly was the tailless Dunne D.5, in 1910. The most successful tailless configuration has been the tailless delta, especially for combat aircraft, though the most familiar tailless delta is the Concorde airliner. NASA has used the 'tailless' description for the novel X-36 research aircraft which has a canard foreplane but no vertical fin. Aircraft configuration A tailless aircraft has no other horizontal surface besides its main wing. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauvel Aircraft
Fauvel is a surname and may refer to: * 11849 Fauvel, a minor planet * Louis-François-Sébastien Fauvel (1758–1753), French painter, diplomat and archaeologist. * Albert-Auguste Fauvel (1851–1909), French naturalist * Charles Adolphe Albert Fauvel (1840–1921), French entomologist * Charles Fauvel (1904–1979), French aircraft designer ** Fauvel AV.22 ** Fauvel AV.36 ** Fauvel AV.44 ** Fauvel AV.45 ** Fauvel AV.48 ** Fauvel AV.50 ** Fauvel AV.61 * John Fauvel (1946–2001), British historian of mathematics * Pascal Fauvel (1882–1942), French archer * Pierre Fauvel (1866–1958), professor of zoology at the Catholic University of the West * (1830–1895) * William LeBoutillier Fauvel (1850–1897), merchant and political figure in Quebec See also * ''Roman de Fauvel'', a 14th-century French allegorical poem * Francis Fauvel Gouraud Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s French Sailplanes
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List Of Gliders
This is a list of gliders/ sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer. By nationality *List of American gliders * List of Argentine gliders *List of Australian gliders * List of Austrian gliders * List of Belgian gliders * List of Brazilian gliders * List of British gliders *List of Bulgarian gliders * List of Canadian gliders *List of Chinese gliders * List of Czechoslovak gliders * List of Danish gliders * List of Dutch gliders * List of Estonian gliders * List of Finnish gliders * List of French gliders * List of German gliders *List of Greek gliders * List of Hungarian gliders * List of Indian gliders * List of Iranian gliders * List of Irish gliders * List of Italian gliders * List of Japanese gliders * List of Latvian gliders * List of Lithuanian gliders * List of New Zealand gliders * List of Philippines gliders * List of Polish gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marske Pioneer
The Marske Pioneer is a family of American, single-seat, mid-wing, tailless gliders that was designed by Jim Marske. The Pioneer II version was available as plans and in kit form from Marske Aircraft Corporation for amateur construction.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', pages 15 and 46. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 57-58. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X Design and development The first Pioneer began as an aircraft construction project of Walt MacFarlane in 1965, but he did not complete the aircraft. The partially completed project was purchased by Bill Daniels and Jim Marske in 1967, who completed it and first flew the aircraft in 1968. That prototype, serial number 1, registered N7910 was still registered to Daniels in 2011. In its original configuration the Pioneer had a wingspan. The aircraft was constructed with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marske XM-1
The Marske XM-1 was an American mid-wing, single-seat, experimental tailless glider that was designed and built by Jim Marske in 1957. Experimentation with the XM-1 lead to the final configuration of the later Marske Pioneer. Design and development The first of Marske's flying wings was the XM-1, a design inspired by the flying wing designs of Charles Fauvel and Al Backstrom. He built the XM-1 when he was 19 years old. The aircraft went through several versions, each a modification of the same basic airframe as Marske experimented with configurations. The aircraft started off with fins on the wing tips and was later converted to a single fin at the rear of the short fuselage in its "XM-1D" configuration. The XM-1 was built with a welded steel tube fuselage covered in fiberglass. The wing was fabricated from wood and covered with doped aircraft fabric. The wing employed a 14% Fauvel airfoil. The landing gear was a fixed monowheel. Only one XM-1 was built. It was registered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marske Monarch
The Marske Monarch is a single-seat, high-wing, strut-braced, tailless ultralight glider and motor glider that was offered both as plans and a kit for amateur construction by Marske Aircraft.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 122. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 57. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X Design and development The Monarch first flew in 1974 and was designed to be both a powered self-launching sailplane and also a pure glider, depending on whether an engine was fitted. The glider version is suitable for car-tow or winch-launching. The aircraft is built from fiberglass and epoxy laminates. The wing uses a D-cell leading edge. The optional engine can be mounted to the upright behind the pilot in pusher configuration, with the fuel tanks located in the leading edge D-cell. The original powerplant produced , but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brochocki BKB-1
The Brochocki BKB-1 was a Canadian mid-wing, single-seat, experimental tailless glider that was designed and constructed by Stefan Brochocki with assistance from Witold Kasper and A. Bodek. The designation indicated the contributions of all three men. The aircraft was intended to study flight above the stall angle.Rogers, Bennett: ''1974 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine'', page 94. Soaring Society of America, August 1974. USPS 499-920 Design and development The BKB-1 was constructed in 1959 and built entirely from wood. The wing was swept, had a 9.5:1 aspect ratio and employed a NACA 8-H-12 airfoil. The aircraft had a very high wing area of which resulted in a light wing loading of just 3.81 lb/sq ft (18.6 kg/m2). The prototype BKB-1 was originally registered in Canada as CF-ZDK-X. Later it was moved to the United States, owned by Kasper and registered as N2991G. As a testbed the aircraft went through several modification states. The modifications included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
