Koser-Hrovat KB-1 Triglav

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KB-1 Triglav
RoleSailplane
National origin Slovenia
ManufacturerLIBIS aircraft (Letalski inštitut Branko Ivanuš Slovenija)
First flight1948

Triglav was a Slovenian sailplane, designed and produced by LIBIS aircraft during Yugoslavian period.

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It was designed by Jaroslav Košer and Stojan Hrovat, then students of the Ljubljana Technical Faculty (Tehniška fakulteta v Ljubljani) of the University of Ljubljana. The first flight was in 1948. The detailed description was published in the Yugoslavian aviation magazine Narodna Krila (People's Wings) in 1949. [1]

The goal of the design team was to create the new Olympic glider for OSTIV (Organisation Scientifique et Technique du Vol à Voile), in competition with the DFS Meise (which won), amongst others.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 "Jedrlica visokich sposobnocti 'Triglav'" (PDF). webzoom.freewebs.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. "GOE 549 AIRFOIL". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. "NACA M6". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 28 October 2014.