The Lethbridge Glider Club's Gull Wing Glider
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [between 1938 and 1939]
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 20061007001-122
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- View of the Lethbridge Glider Club's gull wing glider in flight.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [between 1938 and 1939]
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Physical Condition
- Very Good
- History Biographical
- On 13 August 1937 Art Larson crashed the Gliding Club's Primary glider. It was decided to rebuild it with a gull wing, using a modified Hutter H-17 airfoil but with a longer cord than the Hutter wing. Construction of the wing began in September 1937, and along the way it was decided to build a completely new, two-seat fuselage as well as the gull wing. Thus, the Primary glider was replaced with a brand new design instead of being rebuilt as first planned. The test flight of the new gull wing glider was made by Tom Hardy on 13 March 1938. [Source: “The Lethbridge Glider Club 1929-1939 Also Known as the Prairie Gliders and The Skid Busters”, by Bruce W. Gowans. 1981]
- Scope and Content
- View of the Lethbridge Glider Club's gull wing glider in flight.
- Notes
- This photograph was removed from its album as a conservation measure.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 20061007001-122
- Collection
- Archive
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