MOST UGLY GLIDER ?

"Nyal Williams" wrote in message
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The url author says that Henry Preiss designed the
RHJ sailplanes. Considerable credit(?) should be given
to Dick Schreder, although I'm not sure he would want
it. Preiss took the HP-18 design and widened the fuselage
so as to put side by side seating in it. Someone 'out
west' did a T-tail version of the HP-18 and put in
a center stick. I don't know whether the RHJ-8 drew
on that effort for its T-tail.

There were lots of jokes around here in the mid-West
about the arguments between Preiss and Schreder over
this glider.

Just a small correction --- All three of the RHJ designs were based on the
HP-14 (not the HP-18). I only have pictures of two RHJ-8s and they both
have "T" tails that look very similar to the "T" tail option Dick Schreder
provided for the late version of the HP-14 and HP-16 kits.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

RHJ's are "Based on" - pretty loosely - the HP-14 and later HP-18...
The RHJ-7 uses essentially HP-14 wings with a custom fuelage, V-tail,
and fixed gear.
The RHJ-8s use a completely different wing and fuselage though the
T-tail looks similar to some HP-14s.
The RHJ-9 uses a different wing and fuselage, with foam ribs similar in
construction to HP-18.
The RHJ-10 used RHJ-9 wings and an enormous single-seat fuselage like a
stretched 14.
Probably more info than you wanted...
One of these days I'll get my RHJ-8 back in the air, too many toys, not
enough time...
See ya, Dave

PS: Dick and Henry apparently had a falling out, after which Dick would
only grudgingly admit parentage, but the DNA-tests prove it...

PPS: RHJ is for Richard (Dick Schreder), Henry (Preiss), and Joyce
(Henry's wife).