[1][2] The development of the Silent goes back to the early 1990s and its roots can be found in Walter Mauri's light sailplane called the "Dream".

On 8 December 1994 the definitive prototype of Silent light sailplane made its maiden flight from the small grass strip of Gagliano in the northeastern Italian province of Friuli.

The glider, flown by test pilot Walter Mauri and towed by a 50 hp trike, was airborne in 200m and, after climbing to 600m, successfully flew for 16 minutes.

On 1 September 2003, USAF Captain Brock Vaughn flew his kit-built self-launch Silent Club sailplane for the first time.

Powered by twin AMT USA engines, the 12m Silent easily self-launched with acceptable take-off distance and good climb rate.

There is a fixed or retractable main wheel behind the pilot, with shock absorber and drum brake activated via spoiler control lever aft travel.

The Silent airframe has undergone thorough analysis (Politecnico di Milano) and testing (both by the factory and independent parties) [citation needed].

The factory performed complete in-house destructive tests of the wings to confirm that the structure met design loads (the ratings are +5.3/-3.0, +4.6/-2.6, +4.3/-2.3 respectively for the aircraft at gross weight).

From a climbing attitude the sailplane stalls decisively, the nose pitches down gently and recovery is easy with stick forward.