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{{Short description|French single seat sport aircraft}}
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The '''Fauvel AV.50 Lutin''' ({{lang-en|[[Unsolved:Elf|Elf]]}}) (originally designated the '''AV.61''') was a design for an unorthodox light aircraft produced in France in the 1970s. Like some other [[Biography:Charles Fauvel|Charles Fauvel]] designs, it was a tailless aircraft with a reverse-delta wing. In this case, it was a single-seater intended to be powered by a converted [[Engineering:Volkswagen air-cooled engine|Volkswagen engine]]. Only one example was known to have been under construction by 1977, in Australia.

Options for the builder included the use of a Rotax engine in place of the Volkswagen unit, and a choice of tandem, tailwheel, or tricycle undercarriage.

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==Specifications (as designed) ==
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|prime units? = met
|crew=One pilot
|length m=4.10
|length ft=13
|length in=6
|span m=7.50
|span ft=24
|span in=8
|wing area sqm=10.8
|wing area sqft=116
|aspect ratio=5.2
|empty weight kg=190
|empty weight lb=420
|gross weight kg=330
|gross weight lb=725
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=[[Engineering:Volkswagen air-cooled engine|Volkswagen automotive engine]]
|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->50
|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->67
|max speed kmh=190
|max speed mph=118
|endurance=5 hours|climb rate ms=3.6
|climb rate ftmin=710
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==See also==
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* [[Engineering:List of gliders|List of gliders]]
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==References==
* {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=381 }}
* {{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78 |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |location=London |pages=489 }}
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[[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]



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