▁fin ▁was ▁tri angular ▁and ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fus el age . ▁It ▁carried ▁a ▁roughly ▁tra pe zo idal ▁rud der ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁cut - out ▁in ▁the ▁one - pie ce ▁elev ator , ▁which ▁was ▁similar ▁in ▁plan ▁to ▁the ▁wing ▁and ▁h ing ed ▁behind ▁its ▁leading ▁edge ▁to ▁provide ▁aer od ynamic ▁bal ancing . ▁The ▁control ▁surfaces ▁were ▁deliber ately ▁large , ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Av ion ette ▁to ▁be ▁flow n ▁as ▁a ▁gl ider . ▁ ▁The ▁P ey ret ▁had ▁fixed ▁tail sk id ▁landing ▁g ear ▁with ▁its ▁main w he els ▁and ▁associated ▁b unge e ▁shock ▁absor bers ▁on ▁a ▁single , ▁steel ▁t ube ▁ax le ▁mounted ▁on ▁V - str uts , ▁ ▁wire ▁cross - b rac ed ▁to ▁each ▁other , ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁longer ons . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁P ey ret ▁Av ion ette ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁contest ▁for ▁low - power ed ▁aircraft , ▁ ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁newspaper ▁Pet it ▁Paris ien ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁Grand - P rix ▁de ▁la ▁M oto - A vi ette . ▁Unfortunately ▁its ▁completion ▁was ▁delayed ▁and ▁it ▁missed ▁that ▁competition . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁flying ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁August ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Congrès ▁Ex perimental ▁in ▁V au ville , ▁Man che , ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Man ey rol . ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁successful