CVT M-200

CVT M-200
Role	Glider
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Centro di Volo a Vela
Designer	Alberto & Piero Morelli
First flight	May 1964
Number built	30

The CVT M-200 was a two-seat glider that was designed and built in Italy from 1963.

Development

Designed by Alberto and Piero Morelli, the M-200 was built by the Turin Gliding Centre (Centro di Volo a Vela – Turin) under contract with the Aero Club of Italy (Aero-club d'Italia). The M-200 is a two-seat glider with dual controls with generally similar layout to the single seat M-100 but with greater dimensions. Conventional wooden-frame structure and plwood skinning were used for the fuselage with a single-spar wing covered in plywood and fabric. Accommodation for two is provided in the staggered seat cockpit covered by a sideways hingeing canopy. With relatively high performance for its day, the M-200 also proved to be easy to fly both for early solo pilots and for advanced aerobatics.

The M-200 was also built in France by CARMAM as the M-200 Foehn.

Specifications (M-200)

Data from Coates, Andrew. “Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders new edition”. London, Jane's. 1980. ISBN 0-7106-0017-8

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 7.6 m (24 ft 11¼ in)
• Wingspan: 18.15 m (59 ft 6½ in)
• Wing area: 17.5 m² (188.4 ft²)
• Aspect ratio: 19:1
• Wing profile: NACA 63618 (root); NACA 63615 (tip)
• Empty weight: 345 kg (761 lb)
• Gross weight: 570 kg (1,257 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
• Maximum glide ratio: 32
• Rate of sink: 0.7 m/s (138 ft/min)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Morelli M-100
  

Related lists

• List of aircraft
• List of gliders
  

References

• Coates, Andrew. “Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders new edition”. London, Jane's. 1980. ISBN 0-7106-0017-8