| CVT M-100 | |
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| Role | Glider |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Avianautica Rio |
| Designer | Alberto & Piero Morelli |
| First flight | 1957 |
| Number built | 180 |
The Aer-Pegaso M-100 was a single-seat glider designed and built in Italy from 1967.
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The Aeromere M-100 was a single-seat sailplane designed in response to a 1956 competition sponsored by the Aero Club d'Italia for a low-cost training glider. The winning design, by Prof. Ing. Piero Morelli, was put into production the following year. As originally designed, the M-100 was of conventional, high-wing sailplane configuration, with a stubby T-tail.
In 1958, the FAI published the new Standard Class rules for sailplanes, and since the M-100 was close to this specification, the design was modified to comply. This involved numerous changes to the wing, including lengthening and thickening the structure, and adding more and larger rotating airbrake segments. The tail unit was revised too, and given a conventional fin. This version was designated the M-100S.
The M-100 was also produced by Avionautico Rio, in Italy, and S.A. CARMAM, in France, as the M-100S Mesange (tomtit).
Data from Coates, Andrew. Jane's World Sailplanes & Motor Gliders new edition. London, Jane's. 1980. ISBN 0-7106-0017-8
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