Haufe HA-S-2 Hobby

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HA-S-2 Hobby
General information
Type Glider
National origin United States
Designer
StatusPlans not currently available
Number builttwo
History
Introduction date1967
First flight1967

The Haufe HA-S-2 Hobby is an American, high-wing, single seat glider that was designed by Bruno Haufe and Klaus Hill for amateur building and first flown in 1967. [1] [2] [3]

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Design and development

The HA-S-2 all-metal sailplane design was built as a follow-on to the previous Haufe-Hill collaboration, the Haufe HA-G-1 Buggie all-metal utility glider. The HA-S-2 took five years to design and build and first flew in Utah in 1967. The aircraft features a fixed monowheel landing gear, spoilers and is registered as an Experimental - amateur-built. [1] [2] [3]

After the prototype HA-S-2 was finished a second example was completed from plans by Russell Worrell of Morgan, Utah in 1971. This version has a cockpit that is 2 in (5.1 cm) wider and has in increased wingspan of 43 ft (13.1 m), 1.8 ft (0.5 m) greater than the original. The second example was designated as the HA-S-3 Hobby and is also registered as an Experimental - amateur-built. [1] [2] [4]

Variants

HA-S-2
Original model with a 41.23 ft (12.6 m) wingspan. One built. [1] [2] [3]
HA-S-3
Second model built with a 2 in (5.1 cm) wider cockpit and a 43 ft (13.1 m) wingspan. One built. [1] [2] [4]

Specifications (HA-S-2)

Data from Soaring [2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Activate Media (2006). "Hobby HA-S-3 Haufe". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 12. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. 1 2 3 Federal Aviation Administration (March 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Federal Aviation Administration (March 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved March 25, 2011.
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