Charles Fauvel 1904-1979

[Arsenal VG-33]

French flying wings

About the same time the Horten brothers were experimenting with their flying wing design, and still years before Messerschmitt introduced the Me.163 Komet, a Frenchman named Charles Fauvel was also conducting experiments with his own flying wing designs. I recently came across this website a while ago and it is very intersting. Apparently, some of his designs are still flying.

Biography:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ra48VPLos

The same in RC kit form:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPPw4OQSqeU

 

[HoHun]

Hi Arsenal,

>About the same time the Horten brothers were experimenting with their flying wing design, and still years before Messerschmitt introduced the Me.163 Komet, a Frenchman named Charles Fauvel was also conducting experiments with his own flying wing designs.

Here is a shot of the Fauvel AV36 preserved at the Deutsches Museum, Flugwerft Oberschleißheim ...

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

[Arsenal VG-33]

Very nice Hohun, thanks for sharing!