Fauvel AV.46

AV.46
AV.46
General information
Type	Tail-less two-seat motor-glider project
National origin	France
Designer	Charles Fauvel

The Fauvel AV.46 was a (AV for aile volante (transl. flying wing) was a 2-seat tail-less motor-glider designed, but not built, in France. The AV.46 was derived from the single-seat Fauvel AV.45, fitted with a dual tandem cockpit similar to the Fauvel AV.22.

Specifications

Data from

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 4.28 m (14 ft 1 in) including elevator
Wingspan: 17.1 m (56 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 23.75 m² (255.6 sq ft)
Empty weight: 290 kg (639 lb)
Gross weight: 490 kg (1,080 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × small air-cooled piston engine , 33 kW (44 hp) to 50 hp (37 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propeller

Performance

Maximum glide ratio: 30:1 power off
Rate of sink: 0.78 m/s (154 ft/min) power off
Lift-to-drag: 30

References

↑ "Fauvel AV.46". all-aero.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
↑ "Charles Fauvel and his Flying Wings". www.nurflugel.com (in French and English). Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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[all-aeroav46-1] "Fauvel AV.46". all-aero.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[nurflugel_av46-2] "Charles Fauvel and his Flying Wings". www.nurflugel.com (in French and English). Retrieved 1 March 2019.