Prue 215

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215
Role Glider
National origin United States
Designer Irving Prue
Introduction1949
Number built3

The Prue 215 is an American high-wing, V-tailed, single-seat glider that was designed by Irving Prue in 1949. [1] [2]

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Design and development

The Prue 215 is an all-metal design with a short 40 ft (12.2 m) wing with a relatively high aspect ratio of 20:1. The wing uses a NACA 23012 airfoil at the wing root, becoming a NACA 8318 at the wing tip. Airfoil-shaped flaps are mounted below and behind the wing for glidepath control. The aircraft uses a retractable monowheel landing gear. [1] [2] [3]

Three Prue 215s were built, all as amateur-builts from plans. The initial one was Prue's prototype. The second one was built by Ed Minghelli and later owned by Max Dreher, who mounted a jet engine on it. The second and third built are designated 215A. [2] [4] [5]

Operational history

The second Prue 215 built was flown to second place in the 1958 US Nationals by Harold Hutchinson. [1] [2]

Only one Prue 215 remains listed on the Federal Aviation Administration registry. [4]

Variants

215
The first aircraft constructed was designated as a Prue 215. [2]
215A
The second and third aircraft constructed were given the designation Prue 215A. [4] [5]
Brown Rebel
Prue 215 fuselage mated to wings from the Lyle Maxey Jennie Mae

Aircraft on display

Specifications (215)

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

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Activate Media (2006). "215 Prue". Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 54, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 Federal Aviation Administration (June 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N90612" . Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Federal Aviation Administration (June 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N454Y" . Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ National Soaring Museum (2011). "Sailplanes in Our Collection". Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
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