The Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross was a 1930s single-seat glider designed by William Hawley Bowlus for
Bowlus Sailplane Company
Bowlus is an American luxury travel trailer with a front door, aerodynamic shape and polished aluminum body.
Hawley Bowlus designed and built the travel trailer using his knowledge of aircraft construction. Aspects of the design were used on the ...
Ltd. The aircraft is based on a prototype glider the "Super Sailplane" designed by Bowlus, and instructor Martin Schempp, built by students at the
Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute
The Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute was an early professional trade school operated by the Curtiss-Wright corporation for aircraft maintenance training. Director Major C. C. Moseley was one of only three school directors selected across Ameri ...
.
Specifications
See also
References
Bibliography
*Coates, Andrew, ''Jane's World Sailplanes and Motorgliders''. London. Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1978.
*Simons, Martin. ''Sailplanes 1920 - 1945'' (Volume 1). Eqip Werbung & Verlag Gmbh (2004)
External links
Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior AlbatrossBowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross in National Air and Space Museum
{{William Hawley Bowlus aircraft designs
1930s United States sailplanes
Glider aircraft
1-S-2100
Aircraft first flown in 1933