|
| Span |
Area |
Empty Weight |
Payload |
Gross Weight |
Wing Load |
Water Ballast |
| m |
ft |
sq.m |
sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg
/sq.m |
lb.
/sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
| 11.43 |
37.5 |
15.05 |
162 |
104 |
230 |
82 |
180 |
186 |
410 |
12.36 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Aspect
ratio: |
8.7 |
| Airfoil: |
|
| Structure: |
steel tube fuselage, wood dual spar/ dual strut wing, wire braced wood tail, all fabric covered |
| Engine: |
|
Comment:
The Cadet was designed in 1929 by Dr. Gross, a
former member of the Akaflieg Darmstadt, as an
improvement offering some soaring capability over
the existing primary gliders. Jack OﾒMeara, a
demonstration pilot for Baker Mcmillen, flew a
Cadet off South Mountain at Elmira, NY for 1 hour
and 38 minutes in the summer of 1930 starting
what was to become Harris Hill as the home of
American gliding. One Cadet even flew on twin
floats, and three of them (along with a Sky Gost,
another Gross design) were towed at on time by a
goodyear Blimp over Akron, OH. One remains
airworthy. |
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