The last of Lowe-Wylde’s glider designs was the 1931 B.A.C. IX, a lightweight sailplane designed for possible home building. One only was built, first flown at Balsdean on 4 Oct 1931. The Kent Gliding Club were hoping to acquire it in 1933, but nothing more is known.
Of conventional wooden construction, the tailplanes and rudders were interchangeable and the cantilever wings had full-span ailerons. No airbrakes or flaps were fitted.
The undercarriage was a main skid and tail skids.
Wingspan: 10.69 m / 35 ft 0 in
Length: 5.64 m / 18 ft 6 in
Wing area: 13.94 m / 150 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 8.1
Empty weight: 95.26 kg / 210 lb
Wing loading: 12.0 kg/sq.m / 2.45 lb/sq.ft
All Aero 