- Fauvel AV.45
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name=AV.45
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type=Motorglider
manufacturer=Homebuilt
designer=Charles Fauvel
first flight=4 May avyear|1960
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variants with their own articles=The Fauvel AV.45 was an unorthodoxmotor glider produced inFrance in the 1960s and 70s. Like otherCharles Fauvel designs, it was a tailless aircraft, in this case inspired by the work that German firms had done on producing motorised versions of his AV.36 design. The prototype of the AV.45 was an extensively modified AV.36 powered by aNelson H-59 2-stroke engine. AV.45s have been built with a number of other engines, however, including at least one aircraft powered by a small turbojet (aMicroturbo Eclair ).Variants
* AV.45 - initial version
** AV.451 - version with increased span and refined aerodynamics
* AV.48 - planned fibreglass version (not built)pecifications (typical)
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wing area sqm=16.0
wing area sqft=172
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aspect ratio= 11.9
empty weight kg=216
empty weight lb=476
gross weight kg=350
gross weight lb=772
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glide ratio= 27
climb rate ms=2.8
climb rate ftmin=550
sink rate ms= 0.8
sink rate ftmin= 157armament1=
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