NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SELF-LAUNCHING SAILPLANES: SINGLE-SEATER, FLYING WING "FAUVEL AV-451" WITH LAMINAR AIRFOIL WORTMANN FX-66H-159

Authors

  • Christoph Fauvel

Keywords:

Aerodynamics, Structures, Design

Abstract

At one time, it was intended to build a single seater, self-launching sailplane of the type FAUVEL AV-48 Flying Wing, using the Wortmann FX-66H-159 airfoil with a wing of fiberglass construction. The airfoil, which was developed by Dr. Wortmann especialLy for use on unswept, untwisted flying wings, has given promising results in wind tunnel testing performed on a large model (1.97-m span, .60-m chord) at the St. Cyr Aerodynamic Laboratory, France.

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (1980)

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