Iron Horse Glider

Tony flew the Iron Horse which is a handmade glider.

He also flew the Baker-McMillan Cadet glider. This is a high-wing, strut-braced, open-cockpit, single-seat glider designed in 1929. The Cadet is built with a steel tube fuselage and a wooden wing that is supported by dual parallel struts, with jury struts. The tail is a wire-braced wooded structure. The whole aircraft is covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. It was designed as an aircraft that would offer soaring capability.

Franklin Glider

The Franklin glider is a high-wing, strut-braced, single seat glider produced by the Franklin Glider Corporation starting in 1930. It is constructed with a steel tube fuselage and a wooden wing, all covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The wings lack spoilers of other glide-path control devices and are supported by dual, parallel struts. The landing gear is a fixed monowheel and a skid. See below.

Glider and Soaring Contest – 1941

 Curtis Soaring Society

A short video of gliding