| HP-11 | |
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| A Schreder HP-11 at the British Columbia Air Museum Victoria | |
| Role | Glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Richard Schreder |
| First flight | 1962 |
| Introduction | 1962 |
| Status | Production completed |
| Produced | 1962-66 |
| Number built | 42 |
| Variants | Bowlus BZ-1 Kohler Alpha |
The Schreder Airmate HP-11 is an American mid-wing, V-tailed, single seat glider designed by Richard Schreder. [1] [2] Airmate was the name of Schreder's design company.
The HP-11 (HP stands for high performance) was designed to compete in the FAI Open Class in the 1962 US Nationals and represented the designer's continued pursuit of the perfect competition sailplane. [1] [2]
The HP-11 is an all-metal design, with a wing that features a 26:1 aspect ratio, a 52 ft (15.8 m) wingspan and a NACA 65 (3)-618 airfoil, the same airfoil that had been used on the HP-8 and HP-10. [1] [2]
A total of 42 HP-11s were built from kits and plans before production was ended in favour of the Schreder HP-14. [1] [2]
Flying the HP-11 in the 1962 US Nationals, Schreder came in third in the competition and had the longest flight, 469 mi (755 km). Schreder also flew it to third place in the Open Class at the 1963 World Gliding Championships held at Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. At that event Schreder flew a 382 mi (615 km) flight. [1] [2]
In April 2011 there were 28 HP-11s registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration and three with Transport Canada. [3] [4]
Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring [1] [2]
General characteristics
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