The Delanne 60-E.1 was a training sailplane, designed to enable pilots to graduate from their C certificate to the more demanding D. It was also capable of aerobatics.
[1] The bottom of the rudder was also below the boom but the latter's high position and a tailskid attached to the lower fin protected it from ground contact.
[3] In August it went to La Banne d'Ordanche, from where it was flown by several pilots including Mme Jarlaud, the wife of its engineer.
[1] The 60-E.1 was displayed at the 1938 Paris Aero Show (Salon), along with the gull winged, two seat Delanne 30,[4] where it attracted international interest, particularly from Japan.
[7][8] It was also capable of aerobatics as Robert Ivernel demonstrated in the summer of 1939 by winning an international competition at Saint-Germain in June[9][10] and giving an exhibition at Boulogne-Billancourt in July.