| MU-1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Art Schultz |
| Status | No longer in production |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
| Number built | at least 6 |
| Variants | Schultz ABC |
The Midwest MU-1 was an American single-seat, high-wing, strut-braced utility glider that was designed by Art Schultz in the 1930s.[1]
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The MU-1 was designed by Schultz prior to the Second World War and was used by the United States Army Air Corps for glider training and designated as the TG-18.[1][2]
The MU-1 was constructed with a welded steel tube fuselage and a wooden-framed wings, all covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The wing was of 36 ft (11.0 m) span, employed a NACA 4412 airfoil and was supported by two parallel struts with jury struts. Landing gear was a fixed monowheel.[1][3]
The aircraft was type certified on 13 October 1944 and about six were completed by Midwest Sailplane and possibly also by the Motorless Flight Institute of Chicago, Illinois.[1][3]
In 1983 Soaring Magazine reported that two MU-1s were still in existence, but by June 2011 none was on the Federal Aviation Administration registry.[1][4]
Data from Soaring and Glider Type Certificate 16[1][3]
General characteristics
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