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Rhein-Flugzeugbau RFB/Grumman American Fanliner
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Rhein-Flugzeugbau RFB/Grumman American Fanliner

Experimental German light aircraft

Overview

The RFB/Grumman American Fanliner was an experimental German light aircraft of the 1970s, propelled by a Wankel engine driving a ducted fan. A joint venture between the German company Rhein-Flugzeugbau (RFB) and the American general aviation manufacturer Grumman American, two examples were built, but no production followed.

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