Aero Industries TG-31
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Role | Training glider Type of aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Aero Industries Technical Institute |
Primary user | United States Army Air Force |
Number built | 1 |
The Aero Industries TG-31 was a 1940s American military training glider, designed and built by students at the Aero Industries Technical Institute as the Aero Industries G-2 and impressed into military service as the Aero Industries TG-31 on 29 June 1942.
Design and development
The Aero Industries TG-31 design was a high-wing sailplane design of wood-steel-fabric construction, with a single wheel aft of the nose skid. One G-2 sailplane (civil registration NC19965) was impressed into USAAF service on June 29, 1942 and allocated the designation TG-31 and the serial number 42-57171.[1]
Operators
- United States
Specifications
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Wingspan: 48 ft (15 m)
- Height: 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Wing area: 230 sq ft (21 m2)
- Max takeoff weight: 450 lb (204 kg)
Performancedive or glide speed
See also
Related lists
- List of gliders
References
Bibliography
- Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
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