Type Single seat glider
Dimensions Length 7,2 m, height , span 18 m, wing area 14 m2, aspect ratio 23,15, root chord 1,1 m, mean chord 0,73 m, width 0,55 m, front area 0,5 m2, stabilizer 1,3 m2, elevator 0,65 m2,
Weights Empty 255 kg, max. flying weight 350 kg, wing load 25 kg/m2
Performance Max. glide ratio 33 at 85 km/h, min. sink 0,63 m/sec.
Type Werk.Nr Registration History
D-12-357 Built in 1938, N.A.C.A 23015 profile
In an effort to produce the 'Idealflugzeug' the FVA students designed the FVA-11 which was intended to thermal efficiently, transit between thermals at a reasonable speed with relatively low sink rate, land safely at low airspeed and require no more than three crew members for rigging and de-rigging. By using a thin wing section and high aspect ratio wing as well as flaps the FVA-11 went some way to achieve the goals set. Construction started in February 1938, but deliveries of materials were delayed so the FVA-11 was not ready for the 1938 Rhön contest. Flight testing had started and modifications planned for the aircraft but the FVA-11 was destroyed during World War II