Abrial A-12 Bagoas

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name=A-12 Bagoas


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type=Experimental glider
national origin=France
manufacturer=Georges Abrial
designer=Georges Abrial
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The A-12 was a highly unusual experimental glider designed by Georges Abrial in the early 1930s. Not only was the design tailless, but it featured wings of extremely small aspect ratio (1:6) - short and stubby, unlike the usually long and slender wings of a sailplane. After encouraging tests of models in the wind tunnel at St Cyr, Abrial built a full-sized version. This eventually presented so many technical problems that he abandoned development in 1932 after christening the craft Bagoas, after the Persian poisoner.

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* Lippisch Storch II
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References

* [http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/Fauvel/e_abrial.htm nurflugel.com]