Fauvel AV.44

The Fauvel AV.44 was a design for an unorthodox light aircraft produced in France in the 1970s. The work of Charles Fauvel, it was based on his pre-war AV.10 and like it, was a tailless monoplane with a reverse-delta planform and side-by-side seating in an enclosed cabin. The AV.44 featured considerably more modern aerodyamics and accommodation for two passengers in place of the AV.10's one. Five examples were under construction in 1977.

Specifications (as designed)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 2 passengers
• Length: 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 10.70 m (35 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 19.8 m² (213 ft²)
• Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
• Gross weight: 680 kg (1,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
• Endurance: 5 hours  30 min
• Rate of climb: 1.3 m/s (265 ft/min)

References

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• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 381. 
• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 488.