| RG-1 Rohini | |
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| Role | Training sailplane |
| National origin | India |
| Manufacturer | Veegal Engines and Engineering/Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Designer | S Ramamritham |
| First flight | 10 May 1961 |
The Civil Air Department RG-1 Rohini is an Indian two-seat training sailplane of the 1960s. A high-winged wooden monoplane, with side-by-side seating;at least 107 were built.
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The Technical Centre of the Indian Civil Air Department is its research and development arm, and started design and production of sailplanes in 1950. In the early 1960s S Ramamritham designed a two-seat training sailplane, the RG-1 Rohini, the first of four prototypes flying on 10 May 1961.[1] The Rohini is a monoplane of wooden construction, with a braced high wing and a low mounted tail positioned forward of the fin. Its crew of two sit side by side in an open cockpit, while the aircraft's undercarriage consists of a single unsprung wheel under the fuselage, with skids under the nose and tail.[2]
A total of 17 Rohinis were built by Veegal Engines and Engineering of Calcutta, with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited building a further 86 RG-1s by 1971.[2]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72[2]
General characteristics
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