Aviafiber Canard 2FL

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name=Canard 2FL


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type=sailplane
manufacturer=Aviafiber
designer=Hans Farner
first flight=September 1977
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variants with their own articles=The Aviafiber Canard 2FL was a one-person recreational aircraft of highly unusual design. Variously described as a rigid-wing hang-glider or as a foot-launched sailplane, it was the brainchild of Swiss aerodynamicist Hans Farner. Of fibreglass construction, it consisted of a tiny fuselage, just big enough to accommodate the pilot in a prone position, and provided with doors in the bottom through which the pilot's feet could protrude for takeoff and landing. A large canard was fitted at the nose (as the name suggests), and the main lifting surfaces were supported atop a tall, V-shaped pylon.

A pilot was killed flying the aircraft; business partners withdrew the Canard 2FL from sale and bought back the small number that had already been sold.

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crew=one pilot
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wing area sqm=13.0
wing area sqft=140
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empty weight kg=50
empty weight lb=110
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max speed kmh=100
max speed mph=60
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glide ratio= 35:1
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sink rate ms= 0.6
sink rate ftmin= 120

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References

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* "Popular Mechanics" July 1978
* [http://midtoad.homelinux.org/midwinter.ca/RigidWings/Canard2FL.html The Rigid Wing Website]
* [http://www.delta-club-82.com/bible/photo.php?id_aile=568&langue=en Pictures]