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Reghin RG-5 Pescarus

  The Romanian organisation of Cil Reghin began developing gliders to the design of Ing Vladimir Novitchi in 1953, starting with the RG-4 Pionier primary trainer, which first flew in May 1954 and 50 of which were built ДальшеMore>>> subsequently. This was followed by the RG-5 Pescarus single-seater which made its first flight on 8 September 1957; it went into production the following year, a total of 26 being delivered to Romanian gliding clubs. It is a cantilever mid-wing monoplane of all-wood construction with a rather large two-piece cockpit canopy; the single-spar wing has a plywood leading edge torsion box and is covered with ply and fabric. DFS air brakes are fitted and there are no flaps. The wooden fuselage has plywood stressed skin covering, the landing gear consisting of a monowheel, a front skid under the forward fuselage and a tail bumper. The cantilever wooden tail unit is also ply- and fabric-covered.


Span: 49 ft 6 1/2 in
Length: 24 ft 3 in
Wing area: 165.75 sqft
Empty weight: 463 lb
Max weight: 661 Ib
Min sinking speed: 2.49 ft/sec at 37 mph
Best glide ratio: 27:1 at 47 mph



Reghin RG-9 Albatros
  
  The second of Ing Vladimir Novitchi's sailplanes to go into service with Romanian clubs was the RG-9 Albatros tandem two-seater trainer, which first flew in prototype form on 1 June 1958, and of which 25 were built. It is of conventional wooden construction, characterised by a cantilever mid wing and a long cockpit canopy with two separate sideways-opening sections for pilot exit and entry. The wooden wings each have a plywood leading edge torsion box and fabric covering aft of the spar; air brakes are fitted and the wooden ailerons are fabric-covered. The fuselage is a plywood monocoque, and the landing gear consists of twin wheels under the centre fuselage plus a skid under the nose. The cantilever tail unit is of wooden construction.


Span: 54 ft 0 in
Length: 26 ft 2 in
Wing area: 215 sqft
Aspect ratio: 13.5
Empty weight: 639 lb
Max weight: 1,036 lb
Min sinking speed: 2.79 ft/sec at 38.5 mph
Best glide ratio: 25:1 at 49 mph