title: Fauvel AV.3
text: # Fauvel AV.3
  
  The Fauvel AV.3 (AV for aile volante (transl. flying wing) was a flying wing glider built in France in the early 1930s.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: One
  * Length: 3.62 m (11 ft 11 in) including elevator
  * Wingspan: 12.90 m (42 ft 4 in)
  * Wing area: 20 $m^2$ (220 sq ft)
  * Aspect ratio: 19
  * Airfoil: scaled, symmetric centre section; outer panels ST. Aé 230
  * Empty weight: 107 kg (236 lb)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
  