Engineering:CARMAM Aiglon

Short description: Single seat French glider, 1974

15-36 Aiglon
Role	Standard Class sailplane
Manufacturer	CARMAM
Designer	Robert Jaquet and Jean Pottier
First flight	14 June 1974
Number built	c.50 by 1980

The CARMAM 15-36 Aiglon ("Eaglet") was a French sailplane produced in the 1970s. It was designed as a private venture by the technical directors of CARMAM, intending it to be a simple and easy-to-fly basic glider for aeroclub use. It was a conventional sailplane design of fibreglass construction throughout, with a low tail.

A variant was also marketed for homebuilding as the 15-34 Kit-Club. Pottier revised the original design to simplify it somewhat, and replaced much of the fibreglass structure with a plywood fuselage and fabric-covered wing and tail. These structural changes resulted in a weight penalty of around 30 kg (66 lb), but performance remained very similar.

Variants

15-36A

basic production version

15-36AR

15-36A with provision for 55 kg (121 lb) of water ballast

15-34

15-36A redesigned for homebuilding

Specifications (15-36A)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
• Height: 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 11.0 m² (118 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 20.4
• Empty weight: 200 kg (441 lb)
• Gross weight: 390 kg (860 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
• Maximum glide ratio: 37:1
• Rate of sink: 0.60 m/s (118 ft/min)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 238. 
• Hardy, Michael (1982). Gliders and Sailplanes of the World. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 22. 
• Coates, Andrew (1978). Jane's World Sailplanes and Motor Gliders. London: MacDonald and Jane's. pp. 28.