| HP-17 | |
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| The HP-17 | |
| Role | Glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Richard Schreder |
| Status | Sole example no longer on the US registry |
| Primary user | Richard Schreder |
| Number built | one |
The Schreder HP-17 was an American mid-wing, V tailed, single seat, experimental glider designed by Richard Schreder to test a new airfoil section. [1]
The HP-17 was designed to test a new airfoil section, the Wortmann FX 72 MS-150A. This airfoil is a high-lift, low drag section that Scheder thought would be a good sailplane design. [1]
The HP-17 is all-metal in construction, except for its foam wing ribs. The wing features water ballast carried inside the wing spar. The wing also has full-span flaps and spoilerons in place of ailerons. [1]
The HP-17 was given its baptism of fire in the 1973 US Nationals when Schreder flew it in the FAI 15 Metre Class. The aircraft placed 38th and thus was not deemed a success. After the competition it was not used again and Schreder tuned his attention to the much more successful HP-18 instead. [1]
The HP-17 was retained by Schreder for many years, and was bought privately in 2020 and since has been hangared and flown out of Toronto Soaring Club in Canada. [1] [2] [3]
Data from Soaring [1]
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