title: Fauvel AV.17
text: # Fauvel AV.17
  
  The Fauvel AV.17 (AV for aile volante (transl. flying wing) was a flying wing glider built in France in the late 1940s.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: One
  * Length: 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) including elevator
  * Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
  * Wing area: 17.30 $m^2$ (186.2 sq ft)
  * Aspect ratio: 27
  * Airfoil: scaled, symmetric centre section; outer panels ST. Aé 230
  * Empty weight: 195 kg (430 lb)
  
  Performance
  
  