CVV-4 Pellicano
Centro Studi ed Esperienze per il Volo a Vela, Politecnico di Milano · Italy · first flew 1939 · glider
The CVV-4 Pellicano (Pelican) was a single-seat Italian glider designed for a competition to select an aircraft for the 1940 Olympic Games.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | tailplane mounted on top of the fuselage forward of the fin |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- mid-wing glider with a gull wing formed by dihedral on the centre section
- straight-tapered wing with rounded tips
- tailplane mounted on top of the fuselage forward of the fin
A mid-wing monoplane glider whose wing has dihedral on the centre section, forming a gull wing, and zero dihedral outboard. The pilot sits ahead of the wing leading edge under a multi-piece canopy, and it lands on a skid rather than a wheel.
Specifications
- The CVV-4 Pellicano has a length of 6.6 m (22 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 15 m (49 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was designed by Ermenegildo Preti at the Centro Studi ed Esperienze per il Volo a Vela of the Politecnico di Milano. It had an all-wood frame covered with a mixture of plywood and fabric, and made its first flight in January or February 1939.
Variants
Production numbers are uncertain; probably only one was built, the prototype I-ABNJ.
Where you'll see it
It took part in the Olympic glider trials at Sezze in February 1939, but the DFS Olympia Meise was chosen instead. The Pellicano remained a popular aircraft locally.
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