Holmes KH-1

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KH-1
RoleSingle-seat high-performance homebuilt sailplane
National originUnited Kingdom
DesignerKenneth Holmes
First flight27 November 1971
Number built1

The Holmes KH-1 is a British single-seat high-performance homebuilt sailplane designed and built by Kenneth Holmes and first flown on 27 November 1971.

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Design

The KH-1 is a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional all-wood semi-monocoque fuselage and tail unit with an all-moving tailplane, the wings have small-span flaps for control during approach but no airbrakes or spoilers. [1] The pilot has a semi-reclined seat in an enclosed cockpit under a two-piece transparent canopy. [1] The KH-1 landing gear is a retractable monowheel gear and a tailskid, it is also fitted with a tail drag chute to control speed during approach. [1]

Specifications

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Taylor 1973, p. 576

Bibliography

  • Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN   0-354-00117-5.