Fauvel AV.36

The Fauvel AV.36 is a single-seat tailless monoplane in monoblock design. The aircraft was designed by the French Charles Fauvel as a glider in the 1950s. The term " AV" in AV.36 is (flying wing ) for Aile Volante. First flight was in France on 31 December 1951.

Specifications

From the AV.36 also Motorsailer were produced, which were fitted between the vertical tail with a motor on the rear right behind the cockpit with a pusher propeller. In Germany the version of the engine was built by the Bölkow GmbH under the designation AV.36 C11. In other countries motor glider was called AV.45.

The lightweight single-seat wooden construction with fabric covering consists of a teardrop-shaped fuselage and a short unswept tapered wing with an S-shape profile. The wings are rigidly connected to the body part and can not be removed. The elevator and rudder is part of the wing center section. In addition to the two ailerons, the wing has two airbrakes located only on the lower wing surface.

Compared with other known flying wing ordered the AV.36 on very good flight characteristics. The usually given at normal body aircraft longitudinal stability was ensured in the AV.36 by the special wing profile with a raised rear edge. For land transport on a trailer the AV.36 is loaded in the longitudinal direction and be folded in the two rudders on the wing, the transport width is then 2.38 meters.

For the winch launch or aero tow the AV.36 has two main couplings attached to the left and right side of the fuselage and a short V Cable ( fork rope) with the actual tow is connected. The V- arrangement is to prevent due to the lack of longitudinal stability in the initial phase of the drag operation required a lateral breaking the machine.

It is easy to fly and therefore was often as a training aircraft in flying clubs use. In addition, they proved to be in aerobatics. In airshows the AV.36 is today a special attraction in aerobatics program.

Variants in Germany

• AV.36 C Glider from 1957
• AV.36 CR Glider from 1958
• AV.36 C11 ( Motor Gliders)

Specifications

By 1959, more than 100 units were built in different countries, the exact number can not be quantified. The blueprints for the AV.36 have hardly changed since the death of Fauvel in 1979. Today building plans and kits part by a Canadian company offered.