__NOTOC__ The Preiss RHJ-8 is a homebuilt 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 ...

. It is an evolution of the

Preiss RHJ-7 __NOTOC__ The Preiss RHJ-7 is a side-by-side two-seat flapped glider developed by Preiss from a Schreder HP-14. 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 ...

, which was developed 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 ...

. First flown in 1970. The wingspan was slightly increased and the empennage was changed to a T-configuration, with the

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mounted atop the

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. The undercarriage is partially retractable (modified by some builders to be fully retractable) and the large canopy swings open to the rear.

Specifications

References

An RJH-8 owner's pagesailplanedirectory.com
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