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Air Enthusiast 1972-04 / ??? - The Rise and Demise of a Weapon (2)
Six examples of the de Havilland G.2 seven-seat troop transport glider were built in Australia during the war.
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Jane's All the World Aircraft 1947 / All the world's aeroplanes
Регистрационный номер: A57-1 [4] The de Havilland E.G.2 Military Glider designed to R.A.A.F Specification 5/42.
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Air Enthusiast 2001-07 / J.Gerritsma - Tri-motor Bushman
Регистрационный номер: A57-1 [4] First DHA product to see the light of day was the G-2 assault glider. Note the nose section, taken from a previous product, the DH.84 Dragon.
An illustration of the first production example of the de Havilland G.2 glider built in Australia. Compared with the prototype, the production model had a revised wing outline, as shown here, with no taper on the inboard panels. Another small change concerned the cabin windows, which were square instead of round. -
Air-Britain Archive 1997-03 / Extracts
Регистрационный номер: A57-1 [4] The DHA-G2 glider A57-1 fitted with the GLAS II Suction Wing for boundary layer control research.
Flying, Oct 1949: - The Australian 'Tadpole' or suction wing is still undergoing flight tests having already made a dozen flights. A photo in a later issue showed it fitted to a glider serialled A57-1. Designer? Aircraft used?
Flying, Oct 1949: - The Australian 'Tadpole' or suction wing glider was the first of six de Havilland DHA-G2 transport gliders put to use after the war for research. The DH company at Bankstown originally designed the DHA-G1, which first flew in June 1942, as a 6-passenger or freight carrier for use in the event of a Japanese invasion. Two G1s were built, serialled A57-1001 and -1002, of simple wooden construction and DH Dragon nose section. They were followed by six production DHA-G2 models, with serials A57-1 to -6, between May and July 1943. These were a little larger but were hardly used as the military requirement had altered. In 1947 A57-1 was fitted with an experimental Griffith suction wing and on 26th October 1948 first flew with a GLAS II Suction Wing, the suction power for which was provided by a 96 hp Mercury 59A engine driving a centrifugal fan. The project was finally abandoned in 1951 after 47 flights. Dimensions of the DHA-G2 were: Wing span 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m) , length 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m), empty weight 1450 lb (658 kg), loaded 3250 lb (1474 kg). Towing speed was 113 knots (209 km/h) and maximum free speed 161 kt (298 km/h). -
Air International 1985-11 / B.Burns - The Laminar Airliner ... Prospects and Problems
Регистрационный номер: A57-1 [4] The de Havilland (Australia) G.2 glider modified to test-fly the Griffith-designed section, which had a suction slot well back on the wing chord.
