Ahrens AR 124

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AR 124
Role Single-seat sailplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Ahrens Aircraft Corporation
First flight 1974
Number built 2

The Ahrens AR 124 was an American single-seat sailplane designed and built by the Ahrens Aircraft Corporation of California. [1] Only two sailplanes were built.

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Ahrens Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer established at Oxnard, California in 1975 to develop a STOL regional airliner and cargo aircraft, the AR 404. The firm secured a deal with the Government of Puerto Rico to assist with development costs if the aircraft could be produced there. A prototype was actually constructed in that country, and plans were underway to build a factory at Ramey, Puerto Rico, but financial backing was withdrawn and the project was abandoned.

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The AR 124 is a single-seat sailplane with a cantilever mid-wing, an aluminium fuselage and a swept T-tail. [1] The landing gear was a single unsprung nosewheel with a tailwheel and the single-seat cockpit had a one-piece moulded canopy. [1]

Specifications

Data from [1] International Aircraft Directory

General characteristics

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 150 mph (241 km/h; 130 kn)
  • Stall speed: 34.5 mph (56 km/h; 30 kn)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 26

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 International Aircraft Directory 2005, pp. 246-247

Bibliography

  • International Aircraft Directory - The World's Most Popular Aircraft (3rd ed.). Newcastle, Washington, United States: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. 2005. ISBN   1-56027-590-1. 
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