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Graz VL-1 Maulwurf I

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VL1-Maulwurf
Role Single-seat Hang Glider
National origin Austria
Manufacturer Akaflieg Graz
First flight 18 February 1923
Status Prototype
Number built 1

The construction of the "Maulwurf I" was carried out under adverse conditions and lack of resources. It was only completed once Major General Ing Pedretti generously provided some rooms for final assembly in the artillery laboratory.[1]

The first preliminary test flights were completed on 18 February 1923 at the military firing range Feliferhof. Under the expert guidance of Major Erich Kahler, the former commander of the airfield Thalerhof, the apparatus was prepared for first flight.[1]

Specifications

Data from Akaflieg Graz VL1 Maulwurf[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one pilot
  • Length: 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 10 m2 (110 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 25 kg (55 lb)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Akaflieg Graz VL1 Maulwurf (1922)". tugraz.at. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2016.