▁power , ▁single ▁seat ▁French ▁mon op lane ▁which ▁won ▁several ▁first - place ▁pri zes ▁at ▁the ▁Congrès ▁Ex perimental ▁contest ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁P ey ret ▁was ▁a ▁high , ▁b rac ed ▁wing ▁mon op lane . ▁Its ▁two - pie ce ▁wing ▁was ▁rect angular ▁in ▁plan ▁apart ▁from ▁slightly ▁ang led ▁tips ; ▁each ▁part ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁two ▁dur al umin ▁t ube ▁sp ars . ▁The ▁half - w ings ▁were ▁b rac ed ▁by ▁pairs ▁of ▁near - parallel ▁str uts ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁fus el age ▁longer ons ▁to ▁the ▁wing ▁sp ars ▁at ▁about ▁ 6 0 % ▁span . ▁Their ▁full ▁span ▁a iler ons ▁had ▁a ▁constant ▁ch ord ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁Av ion ette ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁an ▁air - co o led , ▁, ▁four - cy l inder , ▁u pr ight ▁inline ▁Ser g ant ▁A ▁engine , ▁which ▁was ▁ge ared ▁down ▁to ▁produce ▁ ▁at ▁ 3 , 2 0 0 ▁r pm . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁en closed ▁in ▁a ▁dur al umin ▁cow ling . ▁Be hind ▁the ▁engine ▁the ▁fus el age ▁had ▁a ▁rect angular ▁section , ▁formed ▁by ▁four ▁longer ons ▁connected ▁with ▁frames , ▁and ▁was ▁p lywood ▁covered . ▁ ▁Its ▁open ▁co ck pit ▁was ▁over ▁the ▁wing ▁at ▁mid - ch ord ; ▁a ▁photo ▁shows ▁a ▁stream lined ▁head rest . ▁At ▁the ▁rear ▁the