A single-seat Biplane glider was designed and built by W.L. Manuel in 1929. It was of conventional wooden construction.
It was first flown at Hawking, UK, on 18 May 1929. After the first flight, Manuel carried out many flights tethered as a kite. For these flights a twenty foot long tow rope was attached to the tail skid of a Gloster Grebe fighter. The engine of the Grebe was run at full throttle and the glider was flown for about four minutes in the slipstream before the engine of the aircraft overheated. During one of these ‘flights’ a different pilot lost control and it was written off.
Wingspan: 6.70 m / 22 ft 0 in
Length: 4.39 m / 14 ft 5 in
Wing area: 14.86 sq.m / 160 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 5.5
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