The Haufe HA-S-2 Hobby is an

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, single seat

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that was designed by Bruno Haufe and

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for amateur building and first flown in 1967.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory,

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'', page 12. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920

Design and development

The HA-S-2 all-metal sailplane design was built as a follow-on to the previous Haufe-Hill collaboration, the

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all-metal utility glider. The HA-S-2 took five years to design and build and first flew in

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in 1967. The aircraft features a fixed monowheel landing gear, spoilers and is registered as an ''Experimental - amateur-built''. After the prototype HA-S-2 was finished a second example was completed from plans by Russell Worrell of

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in 1971. This version has a cockpit that is wider and has in increased wingspan of , greater than the original. The second example was designated as the ''HA-S-3 Hobby'' and is also registered as an ''Experimental - amateur-built''.

Variants

;HA-S-2 :Original model with a wingspan. One built. ;HA-S-3 :Second model built with a wider cockpit and a wingspan. One built.

Specifications (HA-S-2)

References

{{Bruno Haufe aircraft 1960s United States sailplanes Aircraft first flown in 1967

Design and development

Variants

Specifications (HA-S-2)

See also

References