Civil Aviation Department MG-1

MG-1
Role Two seat motor glider
National origin India
Manufacturer Technical Centre,Civil Aviation Department
First flight 30 May 1983
Number built 1


The Civil Aviation Department MG-1 was a one-off Indian motor glider, seating two side by side and first flown in 1983.

Design and development

Design work on the MG-1 began in October 1981. It was a low wing monoplane with spruce and plywood wings with a forward sweep of 1.5° at quarter chord mounted with 3.25° of dihedral. The ailerons were fabric covered; there were no flaps but wooden airbrakes extended above and below the wing. The cantilever, unswept empennage was similarly constructed and the low set tailplane carried elevators with a trim tab on the starboard side.[1]

The fuselage of the MG-1 was steel framed and fabric covered with the exception of a glass fibre engine cowling. This housed a conventionally nose mounted, 74.5 kW (100 hp) flat four Continental O-200 piston engine driving a non-retractable propeller. Its cockpit seated two side by side under a rearward sliding canopy. The conventional undercarriage had main wheels with rubber cord shock absorbers and brakes, assisted by a steerable tailwheel.[1]

Only one MG-1 was built.[2] It made its first flight on 30 May 1983 and gained certification in December 1985.[1]

Specifications

All performance data are at maximum take-off weight

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1986/87[1]

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Taylor, John W. R. (1986). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1986-1987. London: Jane's Publishing Co. p. 760. ISBN 0 7106 0835 7.
  2. ↑ Taylor, John W. R. (1987). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987-1988. London: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0 7106 0850 0.