Alvarez Polliwagen
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The Alvarez Polliwagen is a 1970s homebuilt aircraft. The aircraft has a combination of many high performance features not typically found in a Volkswagen air-cooled engine-powered homebuilt.{{cite book|title=Acceptance of Mediocrity|author=David E. Pullmann|page=197}}
Design and development
The Polliwagen is a low wing, side-by-side configuration, T tailed, tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft with tip tanks. The aircraft was developed and tested with a one quarter scale radio controlled model.{{cite journal|title=none|magazine=Flight International|date=22 August 1977}} Ailerons and flaps are full span. The fuselage is built from composites with foam cores. The aircraft's engine is configured with a turbocharger and constant speed propeller.{{cite web|title=Polliwagen|url=https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/polliwagen/|accessdate=20 January 2025}} Entrance is through a swing up canopy.{{cite journal|title=none|magazine=Popular Mechanics|date=January 1980|page=77}}
Specifications (Polliwagen)
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See also
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