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Ciani Uribel
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Ciani Uribel

Single seat sailplane designed and built in Italy in the late 1950s

Overview

The Ciani EC 59/39 Uribel is a single seat sailplane designed and built in Italy in the late 1950s. It was one of the first to use a new type of laminar flow airfoil, optimised for both high and low speed flight. One example finished fourth in the 1963 World Gliding Championships.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: Giorgio Varisco / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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