Crown City Glider Club Screaming Wiener

Last updated

Screaming Wiener
Lil Dogie sailplane.JPG
Crown City Glider Club Screaming Wiener, later renamed "Lil Dogie" photographed at Mountain Valley Airport on 31 August 2013
Role Glider
National origin United States
Manufacturer Crown City Glider Club
DesignerWalter Burke, Irv Culver and Wallace Neugent
Introduction1946
StatusProduction completed
Number builtOne
Developed from Culver Dingbat
Variants Culver Rigid Midget

The Crown City Glider Club Screaming Wiener is an American mid-wing, single-seat glider that was designed and built by members of the Crown City Glider Club in 1938. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Design and development

The Screaming Wiener was designed and built by Walter Burke, Irv Culver and Wallace Neugent in 1938 as an improved version of the Dingbat. The aircraft is made from wood, with the fuselage a wooden monocoque structure and the wings and tail surfaces wooden structures covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. [1] [2]

The aircraft's dimensions were determined by the building space available. The wings were limited to a 36 ft (11.0 m) span by the length of the garage they were built in. The resulting aircraft is small, but has good penetration and maneuverability, with a glide ratio of 21:1. [2]

Only one Screaming Wiener was built. [1] [2]

Operational history

The aircraft was flown by Ray Parker in the 1946 US Nationals, coming in second. Parker then sold the aircraft to Paul MacCready who also flew it to second place in the 1947 US Nationals, beating Parker that year, who placed third in the Culver Rigid Midget. MacCready also set a world out and return record at the competition. [2]

The Wiener was then sold to Wally Wiberg who carried out an aerodynamic clean-up on it and renamed it Li'l Dogie. After Wiberg died the aircraft was donated to a museum, who later sold it. MacCready then bought it and was reported in 1983 by Soaring Magazine as planning a complete restoration of the aircraft. [2]

In September 2012 the Wiener was still on the US Federal Aviation Administration registry and owned by Douglas Fronius of Poway, California. The aircraft is officially registered as a Crown City Robertson and is in the Experimental - Certification compliance category. [3]

Specifications (Screaming Wiener)

Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring [1] [2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related lists

Related Research Articles

Schweizer SGS 1-23

The Schweizer SGS 1-23 is a United States Open and Standard Class, single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.

Schweizer SGU 2-22 American glider

The Schweizer SGU 2-22 is an American two-seat, high-wing, strut-braced, training glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.

Schweizer SGS 2-25

The Schweizer SGS 2-25 is a United States two-seat, mid-wing, two-place competition glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.

Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross American glider

The Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross is an American high-wing, strut-braced, open cockpit, pod-and-boom glider that was designed by Hawley Bowlus and introduced in 1938.

Bowlus BS-100 Super Albatross

The Bowlus BS-100 Super Albatross is a single seat, mid-wing glider that was designed by Hawley Bowlus in 1938.

Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B

The Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B is an American, tandem two seat, mid-wing motor glider that was developed by Nelson Aircraft after discontinuing the Nelson Dragonfly.

Franklin PS-2

The Franklin PS-2 is an American, high-wing, strut-braced, single seat, glider that was designed by R. E. Franklin and produced by the Franklin Glider Corporation starting in 1930.

The Scanlan SG-1A is an American, single seat, pod-and-boom, high-wing, strut-braced glider that was designed by Thomas W. Scanlan in 1970 and sold in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The Schreder HP-12A is an American homebuilt, mid-wing, V tailed, single-seat glider that was assembled out of various components all designed by Richard Schreder.

Bartos/Nobel BN-1 Phantom

The Bartos/Nobel BN-1 Phantom is an American, two-seat, mid-wing glider designed by Gene Bartos in the late 1960s.

The Bennett-Carter CBS-1 Dottie S is an American high-wing, strut-braced single-seat glider that was designed by George Bennett and Richard Carter and first flown in 1958.

Johnson RHJ-6 Adastra American glider

The Johnson RHJ-6 Adastra was an American mid-wing, two-seat glider that was designed and constructed by Dick Johnson and first flown on 3 April 1960.

The Parker RP9 T-Bird is an American, high-wing, T-tailed, single-seat, FAI Open Class glider that was designed and constructed by Ray Parker between 1956 and 1962.

The Perl PG-130 Penetrator is an American mid-wing, single-seat glider that was designed and constructed by Harry Perl.

The Culver Rigid Midget is an American mid-wing, single seat glider that was designed by Irv Culver in 1941. The prototype was constructed by Ray Parker and Bill Bowmar and completed in 1947

Midwest MU-1

The Midwest MU-1 was an American single-seat, high-wing, strut-braced utility glider that was designed by Arthur B. Schultz in the 1930s.

The Maupin Windrose is an American high-wing, single-seat glider and motor glider that was designed by Jim Maupin for the Sailplane Homebuilders Association Design Contest.

Warsztaty Szybowcowe Orlik

The Warsztaty Szybowcowe Orlik, also known as the Kocjan Orlik after the designer, is a family of Polish gull winged gliders that was designed by Antoni Kocjan and produced by Warsztaty Szybowcowe.

The Kelsey K-16 is an American, strut-braced, high-wing, two-seat, glider that was designed and constructed by William Frank Kelsey of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Peel Z-1 Glider Boat

The Peel Z-1 Glider Boat, also called the Peel Flying Boat, is an American biplane, two-seats-in-tandem, flying boat glider that was designed and produced by the Peel Glider Boat Company, starting in about 1930.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Activate Media (2006). "Screaming Wiener Crown". Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 63, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. 1 2 Federal Aviation Administration (September 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved September 3, 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.