Baker-McMillan Cadet

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Cadet
Baker-McMillen Cadet II Aero Digest May,1930.jpg
Cadet II
Role Glider
National origin United States
Manufacturer Baker-McMillan
Designer Frank R. Gross
First flight1929
Introduction1929
StatusProduction completed
Primary userMostly gliding clubs
Produced1929-circa 1930
Number builtat least 30

The Baker-McMillan Cadet is an American, high-wing, strut-braced, open-cockpit, single-seat glider that was designed in 1929 by Frank R. Gross and produced by Baker-McMillan (Different sources variously spell the company name Baker-MacMillen, Baker Macmillen or Baker MacMillen). [1] [2]

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Design and development

The Cadet was designed by Dr. Gross, a former member of the Akaflieg Darmstadt, in 1929 as an improvement over the primary gliders then in use and as an aircraft that would offer soaring capability. [1] [2]

The Cadet is built with a steel tube fuselage and a wooden wing that is supported by dual parallel struts, with jury struts. The tail is a wire-braced wooded structure. The whole aircraft is covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. [1] [2]

At least 30 and perhaps as many as 40 Cadets were constructed. [2]

Operational history

The Cadet was the first glider to be flown at Elmira, New York after Wolfgang Klemperer, Warren Eaton and Earl Southee surveyed the area and determined it had potential for soaring flights. One flight was flown by Jack O'Meara, a factory pilot for Baker-McMillan, who had a flight of one hour and 38 minutes from Elmira's South Mountain. [1] [2]

One Cadet was flown from water on twin floats. On another occasion four Cadets were towed aloft at the same time and released by a Goodyear Blimp over Akron, Ohio. [1] [2]

In March 2011 two Cadets remained on the Federal Aviation Administration registry. [3]

Aircraft on display

Specifications (Cadet)

Baker-McMillen Cadet II 3-view drawing from Aero Digest October,1930 Baker-McMillen Cadet II 3-view Aero Digest October,1930.png
Baker-McMillen Cadet II 3-view drawing from Aero Digest October,1930

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

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Activate Media (2006). "Cadet Baker-McMillen". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 9. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (March 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ National Soaring Museum (2011). "Sailplanes in Our Collection". Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
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