Hello,happy to see this on you tube ! I flew the "Fauvel" in 1960 and in 1961 june 20th my longest free flight of 06:18 in dry thermal over Antwerp in Belgium.I stil have a best memory of this glider which was build in our club (1956 ?). The same glider crashed at an airshow (another pilot) and was repaired with an increased wingspan. The same glider seems now to be a part of a collection somewhere in Japan .... Doesn't spin but goes straight forward in a high sink rate, avoid porpoising !!!
I think not that this was in such plane but the safety in flight from the AV36 is the best known under all gliders: cannot spin or stall and the cell was tested at 12G's...The most accident with the Fauvel was on landing because unexperienced pilots take mostly porpoise ("marsouinage" in French), but this was only dangerous for the aircraft...Inexperienced pilots take in flight mostly overcontroll but the specialists say: let it fly...
the only damaged in crashes i known in France and Germany was at landing (pilot error), no one "lost in crash"...correction: in 2017, a AV36 broke they wing in a show (pilot saved), but this was a german built AV36: it's well known that they had heawy problems with the wood use for the built who was contamined with fungus who reduce dramaticaly the resistance...
Hello,happy to see this on you tube !
I flew the "Fauvel" in 1960 and in 1961 june 20th my longest free flight of 06:18 in dry thermal over Antwerp in Belgium.I stil have a best memory of this glider which was build in our club (1956 ?). The same glider crashed at an airshow (another pilot) and was repaired with an increased wingspan. The same glider seems now to be a part of a collection somewhere in Japan .... Doesn't spin but goes straight forward in a high sink rate, avoid porpoising !!!
Awesome video the Fauvel looks good!
beautiful plane and video. Thanks for taking us up there, blue skies
Hi, Video was shot in Finland (EFME airfield).
I think not that this was in such plane but the safety in flight from the AV36 is the best known under all gliders: cannot spin or stall and the cell was tested at 12G's...The most accident with the Fauvel was on landing because unexperienced pilots take mostly porpoise ("marsouinage" in French), but this was only dangerous for the aircraft...Inexperienced pilots take in flight mostly overcontroll but the specialists say: let it fly...
Absolutely true!A landing is accomplished with the stick full back.
When I said "it doesn't spin",I should say : it stalls straight forward with a high sink rate only remarkable on the V/S indicator at higher altitude.
the only damaged in crashes i known in France and Germany was at landing (pilot error), no one "lost in crash"...correction: in 2017, a AV36 broke they wing in a show (pilot saved), but this was a german built AV36: it's well known that they had heawy problems with the wood use for the built who was contamined with fungus who reduce dramaticaly the resistance...
May be glue too,destructed by UV's.
the uncle of my friend died in such a plane.