| PG-130 Penetrator | |
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| Role | Glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Harry Perl |
| First flight | 1953 |
| Status | Sole example in the National Soaring Museum |
| Produced | 1953 |
| Number built | One |
The Perl PG-130 Penetrator is an American mid-wing, single-seat glider that was designed and constructed by Harry Perl.[1][2]
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The PG-130 was completed in 1953. The aircraft has a wooden structure, with the wings and tail covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The 48 ft (14.6 m) span wing employs a Göttingen Gö 549 airfoil and features dive brakes. The wing has a foam-filled leading edge. The tail is an all-flying design. The aircraft originally took-off from a jettisonable take-off dolly and landed on a fixed skid, but was later modified with a fixed monowheel.[1][2][3]
The sole example of the PG-130 was registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration as an Experimental - Amateur-built.[2]
Soaring Magazine reported in 1983 that Perl still owned the aircraft and was flying it at that time. The PG-130 was removed from the FAA register prior to 1989 and now belongs to the National Soaring Museum, where it was listed as "in storage" in June 2011.[2][4]
Data from Sailplane Directory, Soaring and the The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage[1][2][3]
General characteristics
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