CVT M-300

CVT M-300
Role	Glider
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Centro di Volo a Vela
Designer	Alberto Morelli
First flight	April 1968
Number built	2

The CVT M-300 was a single-seat glider designed and built in Italy from 1967.

Development

Designed by Alberto Morelli, this single-seat high-performance standard class glider was intended for competition flying, record breaking and club use. Advanced constructional techniques used for the plywood skinned, aluminium alloy sparred, M-300 wings ensured accurate surfaces with high-quality surface finish. The fuselage was conventionally built using wooden frames, plywood skinning with a glass-fibre nose cone, and integral swept fin which supported the narrow chord all-flying tailplane. Two prototypes were built with the first flight taking place in April 1968.

Specifications

Data from Coates, Andrew. “Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders new edition”. London, Jane's. 1980. ISBN   0-7106-0017-8

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.39 m (20 ft 11.5 in)
• Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 2.5 in)
• Wing area: 9.16 m² (98.6 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 24.7:1
• Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
• Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 km/h (155 mph, 135 kn)
• Stall speed: 71 km/h (44.3 mph, 38.5 kn)
• Maximum glide ratio: 38
• Rate of sink: 0.62 m/s (120 ft/min) at 79 km/h (43 kn)

See also

Related development

• CVT M-100 single-seat glider
• CVT M-200 two-seat glider

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Pilatus B-4
• Schneider ES-60 Boomerang single-seat glider designed and built in Australia

Related lists

• List of aircraft
• List of gliders

References

• Coates, Andrew. “Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders new edition”. London, Jane's. 1980. ISBN   0-7106-0017-8
• Taylor, J. H. (ed) (1989) Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions: London. p. 29

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070608195616/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=459