Fauvel AV.29

The Fauvel AV.29 was a design for a transport plane by Charles Fauvel in the late 1930s.

Fauvel AV.29
Role	Flying wing transport
National origin	France
Designer	Charles Fauvel
First flight	none
Number built	0

Design

The AV.29, a small two-engine tourism/transport aircraft, to be powered by two Régnier 4F.0 engines was also intended to be a flying scale model for the two-seat AV.29 C2 fighter (M for Maquette - model). The much larger AV.29 C2 two-seat fighter was planned to use either, 14-cylinder Gnome-Rhône 14M Mars radial engines or 12-cylinder Hispano-Suiza 12Y engines. However, the AV.29, in both forms, remained a paper project only.

Variants

Data from:Charles Fauvel and his Flying Wings

AV.29M

Projected 4-seat tail-less touring aircraft powered by two Régnier 4F.0 engines

AV.29 C2

Much enlarged 12.48 m (40.9 ft) span two-seat fighter, to have been powered by a 14-cylinder Gnome & Rhône Mars radial engines or 12-cylinder Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine.

Specifications (AV.29M)

Data from Charles Fauvel and his Flying Wings

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 pax
• Length: 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) including elevator
• Wingspan: 10.96 m (35 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 19.96 m² (214.8 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 786 kg (1,733 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,143 kg (2,520 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Régnier 4F.0 12-cylinder radial piston engines, 100 kW (140 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 330 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn)
• Cruise speed: 295 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn)
  
• Minimum speed: 92 km/h (57 mph; 50 kn)
• Service ceiling: 9,300 m (30,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.8 m/s (1,730 ft/min)