The Green-Tweed GT-2 was an
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FAI Open Class
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glider
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that was designed by
George Tweed Jr and
Jack Green.
[Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, ]Soaring Magazine
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'', page 66, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
Design and development
The GT-2 was completed in 1963 and was intended to make up the performance deficiencies in the
Tweed GT-1. The GT-2 had a span wing and a
V-tail.
Only one GT-2 was built and the aircraft was registered in the ''
Experimental - Amateur-Built'' category.
Operational history
The GT-2 was destroyed in a crash in 1969 when its
aileron
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s became disconnected.
Specifications (GT-2)
See also
References
External links
{{George Tweed Jr aircraft
1960s United States sailplanes
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