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Design and development [ edit ]
The MU-1 was designed by Schultz prior to the Second World War and was used by the United States Army Air Corps for glider training and designated as the Midwest TG-18 .[1] [2]
The MU-1 was constructed with a welded steel tube fuselage and a wooden-framed wings, all covered in doped aircraft fabric covering . The wing was of 36 ft (11.0 m ) span, employed a NACA 4412 airfoil and was supported by two parallel struts with jury struts . Landing gear was a fixed monowheel.[1] [3]
The aircraft was type certified on 13 October 1944 and about six were completed by Midwest Sailplane and possibly also by the Motorless Flight Institute of Chicago, Illinois .[1] [3]
Operational history [ edit ]
In 1983 Soaring Magazine reported that two MU-1s were still in existence, but in October 2015 only one was on the Federal Aviation Administration registry.[1] [4]
Variants [ edit ]
MU-1
Standard model with 36 ft (11.0 m ) wingspan and 172 sq ft (16.0 m 2 [1]
MU-1 long-wing
Version with a longer span, double-tapered wing of similar wing area. This model may have been a proposal only as completed examples have not been confirmed.[1]
Schultz ABC
Developed from the MU-1, the ABC has a longer wingspan and higher glide ratio . It won the 1937 Eaton Design Competition[1]
TG-18
Military designation for impressed MU-1 gliders used for glider pilot training.
Operators [ edit ]
Military [ edit ]
Specifications (MU-1) [ edit ]
Data from Soaring and Glider Type Certificate 16[1] [3]
General characteristics
Crew: one
Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m )
Wing area: 172 sq ft (16.0 m 2
Aspect ratio :
Airfoil :NACA 4412
Empty weight: 323 lb (147 kg )
Gross weight: 513 lb (233 kg )
Performance
Never exceed speed :kn )
Maximum glide ratio: 15:1 at 36 mph (58 km/h)
Rate of sink: 174 ft/min (0.88 m/s) at 30 mph (48 km/h)
Wing loading: 3 lb/sq ft (15 kg/m2
See also [ edit ]
Related lists
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Federal Aviation Administration (October 1944). "Type Certificate data Sheet, Midwest Sailplane" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2011 .
^ Federal Aviation Administration (20 October 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved 20 October 2015 .
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