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The slender fuselage is assembled from two formed, foam-bonded ply shells, each with inbuilt longerons. Nose and tail cones are of laminated plastic. The pilot sits in a semi-reclining position, under a long, starboard hinged, canopy which ends at the wing leading edge. The prototypes had longer
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Belgium and Monaco; at least 3 are not active. Another is on the US register.
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163:The two Edelweiss prototypes competed in the 1963
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360:"Report on the 1965 World Gliding Championships"
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406:European registers handbook 2010
380:"French Civil Aircraft Register"
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570:Aircraft first flown in 1962
122:World Gliding Championships
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404:Partington, Dave (2010).
324:Taylor, John W R (1966).
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258:238 kg (525 lb)
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107:Siren C.30 Edelweiss
450:"C.34 Edelweiss IV"
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159:Operational history
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304:References
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209:Data from
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498:Siren SA
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138:plywood
63:France
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