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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
Several of our members have recently been surveying possible landing
strips for our contest database and Steve Koerner came across an old crashed glider in the Arizona desert..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/3676667...7622824263137/ Registration was N71JR. V-tail, large flaps, no spoilers. Our best guess so far is some sort of HP, but the glider construction seems to have been more composite than aluminum, so this may be off-base. Suggestions and speculation welcome! Mike |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
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My guess is that it is an HP-18. But I don't remember if HP-18s have a metal or fiberglass tail boom. Paul Remde "Mike the Strike" wrote in message ... Several of our members have recently been surveying possible landing strips for our contest database and Steve Koerner came across an old crashed glider in the Arizona desert..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/3676667...7622824263137/ Registration was N71JR. V-tail, large flaps, no spoilers. Our best guess so far is some sort of HP, but the glider construction seems to have been more composite than aluminum, so this may be off-base. Suggestions and speculation welcome! Mike |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
On Dec 7, 2:55*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:
Hi, My guess is that it is an HP-18. *But I don't remember if HP-18s have a metal or fiberglass tail boom. Paul Remde "Mike the Strike" wrote in ... Several of our members have recently been surveying possible landing strips for our contest database and Steve Koerner came across an old crashed glider in the Arizona desert..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/3676667...7622824263137/ Registration was N71JR. V-tail, large flaps, no spoilers. *Our best guess so far is some sort of HP, but the glider construction seems to have been more composite than aluminum, so this may be off-base. Suggestions and speculation welcome! Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The HP-18 fuselage aft of the wing is metal. |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
On Dec 7, 2:55*pm, "Paul Remde" wrote:
Hi, My guess is that it is an HP-18. *But I don't remember if HP-18s have a metal or fiberglass tail boom. Paul Remde "Mike the Strike" wrote in ... Several of our members have recently been surveying possible landing strips for our contest database and Steve Koerner came across an old crashed glider in the Arizona desert..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/3676667...7622824263137/ Registration was N71JR. V-tail, large flaps, no spoilers. *Our best guess so far is some sort of HP, but the glider construction seems to have been more composite than aluminum, so this may be off-base. Suggestions and speculation welcome! Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - According to the FAA N number registry, it's a Moni that was registered in 1989, and cancelled in 1992. The acft is shown as "Destroyed" http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...=71JR&x=18&y=9 |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
FAA Site
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...Numbertxt=71JR N # was registered to a MONI manufactured by BARRY C VUN CANNON Reason for Cancel Date 08/21/1992 Reason for Cancellation Destroyed Record shows it was registered to someone from KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
According to the FAA N number registry, it's a Moni that was registered in 1989, and cancelled in 1992. *The acft is shown as "Destroyed"http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=... I don't think it is a Moni (they all had an engine!) and also suspect it is an earlier ship than 1989 - 1970s vintage is my guess. Mike |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
On Dec 7, 3:44*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
According to the FAA N number registry, it's a Moni that was registered in 1989, and cancelled in 1992. *The acft is shown as "Destroyed"http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=... I don't think it is a Moni (they all had an engine!) and also suspect it is an earlier ship than 1989 - 1970s vintage is my guess. Mike The owner just probably had a thing for that N Number, V-tails, and crashing, I guess. Me... I crash something, I'm gonna' try something different! |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
On Dec 7, 6:44*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
According to the FAA N number registry, it's a Moni that was registered in 1989, and cancelled in 1992. *The acft is shown as "Destroyed"http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=... I don't think it is a Moni (they all had an engine!) and also suspect it is an earlier ship than 1989 - 1970s vintage is my guess. Mike That's no HP-18 for sure, and no HP I recognize. -Evan Ludeman / T8 |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
On Dec 7, 5:48*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
Several of our members have recently been surveying possible landing strips for our contest database and Steve Koerner came across an old crashed glider in the Arizona desert..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/3676667...7622824263137/ Registration was N71JR. V-tail, large flaps, no spoilers. *Our best guess so far is some sort of HP, but the glider construction seems to have been more composite than aluminum, so this may be off-base. Suggestions and speculation welcome! Mike Well, its sure no Moni or HP-18. Never saw an HP with a welded tube structure for the gear. Looks like big landing flaps. I dunno ! |
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Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona
"Mike the Strike" wrote in message ... Several of our members have recently been surveying possible landing strips for our contest database and Steve Koerner came across an old crashed glider in the Arizona desert..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/3676667...7622824263137/ Registration was N71JR. V-tail, large flaps, no spoilers. Our best guess so far is some sort of HP, but the glider construction seems to have been more composite than aluminum, so this may be off-base. Suggestions and speculation welcome! Mike I am quite familiar with the Schreder sailplane series. The tail cone appears to be from on of Dick's kits; however, the spars are unlike any that I have seen. The only wings I am not familiar with are the 33 to 1 aspect ratio HP-15 wing and the HP-17 wing. The '17 wing had full-span flaps (no ailerons) and used spoilers for roll control. It is my understanding that only two HP-15s were built and they both have been re-winged. One has a HP-16 wing and the other a HP-18 wing. It is my understanding that only one of the HP-17s was built. In 1983 Dick still had it. All Dick's stuff currently is part of the Smithsonian collection or a local Ohio air museum. Wayne HP-14 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder |
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