__NOTOC__ The Preiss RHJ-7 is a side-by-side two-seat flapped

glider Glider may refer to: Aircraft and transport Aircraft * Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight ** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...

developed by

Preiss Preiss is a Germanic surname, and may refer to: * Ferdinand Preiss (1882–1943), German sculptor * Balthazar Preiss (1765-1850), Austrian naturalist * Ludwig Preiss (1811–1883), German naturalist * Wolfgang Preiss (1910–2002), German actor * ...

from a

Schreder HP-14 The HP-14 is a Richard Schreder-designed all-metal glider aircraft that was offered as a kit for homebuilding during the 1960s and 1970s. It was originally developed by retrofitting improved wings to the fuselage and tail of the HP-13, and f ...

. The design used standard HP-14 wings with a 2 ft (0.6 m) center section added to the fuselage, V-tail, fixed undercarriage and a single control stick between the seats. The RHJ-7 first flew in 1966 and was the starting point for the RHJ-8 and

RHJ-9 The Preiss RHJ-9 is an evolution of the RHJ-7 and RHJ-8 side-by-side two-seat flapped homebuilt gliders. The wingspan was increased to 18.29 m and the maximum mass was raised to 500 kg. A wing construction similar to that of the later HP-1 ...

variants, also homebuilts.

Specifications

References

Sailplane Directory
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