| Hü 17 | |
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| Hü 17B in the Technisches Museum Wien | |
| Role | Glider |
| National origin | Germany |
| Designer | Ulrich Hütter and Wolfgang Hütter |
| Status | Production completed |
| Number built | several hundred |
The Hütter Hü 17 is a German high-wing, strut-braced, single seat, utility training glider that was designed by brothers Ulrich Hütter and Wolfgang Hütter in the 1930s.[1][2]
The aircraft's correct designation is unclear and various sources refer to is as the Hütter Hü 17, Hütter-17, Hütter H-17, Hutter H-17, Hütter Hü-17, Göppingen Gö 5 and Goppingen 5.[1][2][3][4]
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The Hütter brothers designed the Hü-17 in Salzburg, Austria, the designation indicating the aircraft's glide ratio. The design was made available as plans for amateur construction and several hundred were completed. The brothers then joined the Schempp-Hirth company which constructed about five of the aircraft under the designation Göppingen Gö 5.[1][2]
The aircraft is of wooden construction, using a D-tube wing with a single strut and doped aircraft fabric covering. The wing employs a Göppingen 535 airfoil at the wing root and a NACA M-6 at the wing tip. The fuselage is plywood covered.[1][2][5]
In the 1980s a number of aircraft were still flying in Australia, West Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2] In July 2011 one example was registered with the American Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Exhibition category, having been constructed in 1990.[6]
Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring[1][2]
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