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The gull wing, also known as Polish wing or Puławski wing, is an aircraft wing configuration with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabirds which it resembles and from the Polish aircraft designer Zygmunt Puławski who started using this design in his planes.
Two Gull 4s were prepared for the International gliding championships to be held at Samedan in the Swiss Alps in July 1948, joining two Elliott Olympias, and two Weihes from RAF clubs in Germany. Philip Wills and Christopher Nicholson flew the two Gull 4s, during a disastrous competition where Nicholson flying a Gull 4 and Greig flying an ...
The Schleicher Condor, also referred to as the Dittmar Condor, is a series of German high-wing, single and two-seat, gull winged, gliders that were designed by Heini Dittmar in the 1930s, produced in small quantities before the Second World War, produced again between 1952 and 1955 by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co and also by Ferdinand Schmetz.
Prototype, with gull wing. 1 built. R-08b B-Polis First production model, with gull wing and straightened and lengthened fuselage to improve landing characteristics. Rudder balanced. 5 built. [4] R-08c C-Polis Straight wing. 70 built. [5] R-08d D-Polis Prototype (originally known as the R-09) flew in 1943 but no production until 1948. Airbrakes ...
The Moswey series of gliders was developed prior to the Second World War in 1938. The third model was the first one to achieve full production status. [1] The aircraft is built from wood. The fuselage is a monocoque design, while the wings and tail surfaces are a wooden frame covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The fuselage is of a ...
A planned development of the T.23, with a new straight wing with 1° dihedral. T.26 Kite 2 The final extrapolation, in 1946-7, of the Kite series with a completely different wing, enclosed cockpit and other detailed refinements. T.26 Kite 2A Modified wash-out at the wing-tips. T.26 Kite 2B As for the 2A, with air-brakes instead of spoilers.
The Streifeneder Albatros (English: Albatross) is a German mid-wing, gull wing, T-tailed, single-seat, FAI Standard Class glider that was designed by Hansjörg Streifeneder and produced by his company Glasfaser Flugzeug-Service GmbH. [1] [2] The aircraft was first exhibited at the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in April 2001. [3]
In 1939 a Gull, widely known as the Blue Gull became the first glider to fly from England to France, cross channel. The pilot was G. Stephenson. [1]The only Gull III to be built survived the war, and along with the Petrel was regarded as one of the prettiest sailplanes to come out of Slingsby's doors.