Teichfuss Grifo

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Grifo
Role Training glider
National origin Italy
ManufacturerF.A.L. Teichfuss (Fabrica Alianti Teichfuss), la Aie, Pavulla
DesignerLuigi Teichfluss
First flight1934
Number built3
Developed from Teichfuss Nibio I

The Teichfuss Grifo was an Italian training glider designed by Luigi Teichfuss and flown in 1934. It was built in small numbers.

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Design and development

The Grifo single-seat trainer was intended as an improved version of the Teichfuss Nibio I. It was a braced high-wing monoplane, with a single spar wing. Apart from full rounded wing tips the wing was rectangular in plan, with plywood covering from the spar forward around the leading edge forming a torsion resisting D-box. Aft of the spar the wing was fabric-covered. Ailerons occupied more than half the span. The wing was held over the fuselage on a pedestal and braced on each side by a pair of parallel faired struts to the lower fuselage. [1]

The Grifo's fuselage was a ply covered wooden hexagonal structure with deep sides. The open cockpit, fitted with a small windscreen, was immediately ahead of the pedestal which dropped rapidly away to the upper fuselage behind the trailing edge. All the tail surfaces were straight-tapered and straight-tipped, with the tailplane mounted on top of the fuselage and carrying unbalanced elevators. The fin was small but mounted a large, balanced rudder which extended down to the keel, working in an elevator cut-out and provided with a protecting tail bumper. The Grifo's landing skid, equipped with rubber shock absorbers, was short, only reaching as far aft as the forward wing strut. [1]

The Grifo first flew in 1934. [1] Three were built [2] and used by flying clubs. [1]

Specifications

Data from Pedrielli (2011) pp.42-3 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Pedrielli, Vincenzo; Camastra, Francesco (2011). Italian Vintage Sailplanes. Königswinter: EQIP Werbung & Verlag GmbH. pp. 42–3. ISBN   9783980883894.
  2. 1 2 "Teichfuss Grifo" . Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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