Bowlus 1-S-2100

Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross
General information
Type	Single-seat Glider
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Bowlus Sailplane Company Ltd
Designer	William Hawley Bowlus
Number built	6
History
First flight	1933

The Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross is a 1930s single-seat glider designed by William Hawley Bowlus for Bowlus Sailplane Company Ltd. The aircraft is based on a prototype glider the "Super Sailplane" designed by Bowlus, and instructor Martin Schempp, built by students at the Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute. ^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Wingspan: 61 ft 9 in (18.82 m)
• Wing area: 204.75 sq ft (19 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 18.72
• Empty weight: 340 lb (154 kg)
• Gross weight: 520 lb (236 kg)

Performance

See also

Related lists

• List of Gliders

References

1. "Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross "Falcon"". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
2. Bowlus 1-S-2100 in Sailplane Directory.

Bibliography

• Coates, Andrew, Jane's World Sailplanes and Motorgliders. London. Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1978. ISBN   0-354-01119-7
• Simons, Martin. Sailplanes 1920 - 1945 (Volume 1). Eqip Werbung & Verlag Gmbh (2004) ISBN   3-9806773-4-6

External links

• Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross
• Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross in National Air and Space Museum Archived 2011-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Images of the Senior Albatross in the National Soaring Museum