page_title: CVV-4 Pellicano
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: CVV-4 Pellicano / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: CVV-4 Pellicano 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile May 1939
context_page_description: The CVV-4 Pellicano was a single seat Italian glider designed for a competition to select an aircraft for the 1940 Olympic Games. The DFS Olympia Meise was preferred to it after the trials in Italy in 1939.
context_section_description: Data from Sailplanes 1920–1945
  General characteristics
  Crew: One
  Length: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
  Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
  Wing area: 14.7 m² (158 sq ft)
  Aspect ratio: 15.3
  Airfoil: root: NACA 2416 ; mid-span: NACA 2412; tip: NACA 0012
  Empty weight: 160 kg (353 lb) structure
  Gross weight: 255 kg (562 lb)
  Performance
  Maximum glide ratio: 23:1
  Rate of sink: 0.7 m/s (140 ft/min) minimum
  Wing loading: 17.3 kg/m² (3.5 lb/sq ft)
caption: CVV-4 Pellicano 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile May 1939
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