Fournier RF 5

what is it?

The Fournier RF 5 is a two-seat motor glider designed by René Fournier .

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 13.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 209 km/hcruise speed
• range 700 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 2passengers
• size 650 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 58 years ago, in 1968.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.7 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1968-01

number built

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role

motorglider

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Sportavia-Pützer

engines

1× Limbach L2000 EOI

crew

2

passengers

2

length

7.8 m

wingspan

13.7 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

650 kg

top speed

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cruise speed

209 km/h

range

700 km

ceiling

5,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.