Was the Silent Club one of the original World Class design entrants?
No, even though there are certainly some performance and specification similarities between the Silent Club and some of the World Class aircraft, the Silent Club design constraints and goals evolved from the requirements for Sport and Recreation Aircraft (European Ultralight). The Silent Club and subsequent models were designed from the outset to accept a powerplant (initially both retractable and pod-mounted Koenig engine versions were available). Only two prototypes of the Italian World Class design entrant, the “Velino”, were ever produced and series manufacture was never pursued.
No, even though there are certainly some performance and specification similarities between the Silent Club and some of the World Class aircraft, the Silent Club design constraints and goals evolved from the requirements for Sport and Recreation Aircraft (European Ultralight). The Silent Club and subsequent models were designed from the outset to accept a powerplant (initially both retractable and pod-mounted Koenig engine versions were available).
