Bruni 3V-1 Eolo

[1][2] The wing was covered with unusually thick plywood to maintain the laminar profile[3] and its tips carried "salmons", small streamlined bodies intended to minimise induced drag.

[1] In the initial version there were inboard leading edge tanks that could hold 32 kg (71 lb) of water ballast.

Behind a pointed nose the pilot sat under a long, one piece canopy which extended rearwards almost to the wing leading edge where it was smoothly blended into the fuselage.

[1] A year later it competed in the World Gliding Championships held at Saint-Yan but had to retire after an accident on the third day.

[5] Data from The World's Sailplanes - Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt - Les Planeurs de le Monde (1958)[4]General characteristics Performance