Bowlus 1-S-2100

Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross
Role Single-seat Glider
National origin United States
Manufacturer Bowlus Sailplane Company Ltd
Designer William Hawley Bowlus
First flight 1933
Number built 6

The Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross was a 1930s single-seat glider designed by William Hawley Bowlus for Bowlus Sailplane Company Ltd. The aircraft is based on a protoype glider the "Super Sailplane" designed by Bowlus, and instructor Martin Schempp, built by students at the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute.[1]

Contents

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ "Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon"". http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19350058000. Retrieved 13 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Bowlus 1-S-2100 in Sailplane Directory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon"". http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19350058000. Retrieved 13 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Bowlus 1-S-2100 in Sailplane Directory.

Bibliography

  • Coates, Andrew, Jane's World Sailplanes and Motorgliders. London. Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1978. ISBN 0-354-01119-7
  • Simons, Martin. Sailplanes 1920 - 1945 (Volume 1). Eqip Werbung & Verlag Gmbh (2004) ISBN 3-9806773-4-6

External links

William Hawley Bowlus aircraft designs
Aircraft
1912 glider · Super Sailplane · Albatross 1 · Albatross 2 · BA-100 Baby Albatross · BA-102 Two-Place Baby Albatross · Dragonfly · BS-100 Super Albatross · SP-1 Paper Wing · 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross
Companies
Lists relating to aviation
General
Military
Accidents/incidents
Records