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The RF7 prototype as G-LTRF | |
Role | Motorglider |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Fournier |
Designer | René Fournier |
First flight | 5 March 1970 [1] |
Number built | Two |
Developed from | Fournier RF 4 |
The Fournier RF7 was a single-seat motorglider designed and built in prototype form by René Fournier in France in 1970 and intended for series production by Sportavia-Pützer in Germany.
The RF7 was a conventional motorglider design derived from Fournier's RF 4D, [1] a low-wing cantilever monoplane with an engine mounted in tractor configuration in the nose. [2] The sailplane-style undercarriage consisted of a retractable mainwheel, a fixed tailwheel, and small outriggers under each wing. [1] Compared to the RF 4. the wings were shorter and the tailplane surfaces larger. [1] [2] The ailerons were also larger, [3] and the RF7 was fully stressed for aerobatics. [3] [4]
Construction of the prototype ( registered F-WPXV [3]) began in July 1969, [1] and the aircraft first flew on 5 March 1970. [1] It was displayed at the Hanover Air Show the following month, where the journal Flight International praised it for the quality of its finish "[i]n spite of its prototype status." [3] By 1971, Sportavia-Pützer abandoned its plans of series production of the type and hoped to market the RF7 in kit form instead. [4] By 1978, all development had been abandoned and the prototype was offered for sale. [5]
Data from Taylor 1972, p.96
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The RF7 prototype as G-LTRF | |
Role | Motorglider |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Fournier |
Designer | René Fournier |
First flight | 5 March 1970 [1] |
Number built | Two |
Developed from | Fournier RF 4 |
The Fournier RF7 was a single-seat motorglider designed and built in prototype form by René Fournier in France in 1970 and intended for series production by Sportavia-Pützer in Germany.
The RF7 was a conventional motorglider design derived from Fournier's RF 4D, [1] a low-wing cantilever monoplane with an engine mounted in tractor configuration in the nose. [2] The sailplane-style undercarriage consisted of a retractable mainwheel, a fixed tailwheel, and small outriggers under each wing. [1] Compared to the RF 4. the wings were shorter and the tailplane surfaces larger. [1] [2] The ailerons were also larger, [3] and the RF7 was fully stressed for aerobatics. [3] [4]
Construction of the prototype ( registered F-WPXV [3]) began in July 1969, [1] and the aircraft first flew on 5 March 1970. [1] It was displayed at the Hanover Air Show the following month, where the journal Flight International praised it for the quality of its finish "[i]n spite of its prototype status." [3] By 1971, Sportavia-Pützer abandoned its plans of series production of the type and hoped to market the RF7 in kit form instead. [4] By 1978, all development had been abandoned and the prototype was offered for sale. [5]
Data from Taylor 1972, p.96
General characteristics
Performance
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