__NOTOC__ The Fauvel AV.44 was a design for an unorthodox light aircraft produced in

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in the 1970s. The work of Charles Fauvel, it was based on his pre-war AV.10 and like it, was a tailless

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with a reverse-delta planform and side-by-side seating in an enclosed cabin. The AV.44 featured considerably more modern aerodynamics and accommodation for two passengers in place of the AV.10's one. Five examples were under construction in 1977.

Specifications (as designed)

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* * ;Notes 1970s French sport aircraft Fauvel aircraft Tailless aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Mid-wing aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft {{Aero-1970s-stub