Hütter Hü 17 Explained

The Hütter Hü 17, is a German high-wing, strut-braced, single-seat, utility training glider that was designed by brothers Ulrich Hütter and Wolfgang Hütter in the 1930s.[1] [2]

The aircraft's correct designation is unclear and various sources refer to is as the Hütter Hü 17, Hütter-17, Hütter H-17, Hutter H-17, Hütter Hü-17, Göppingen Gö 5 and Goppingen 5.[3] [4]

Design and development

The Hütter brothers designed the Hü 17 in Salzburg, Austria, the designation indicating the aircraft's glide ratio. The design was made available as plans for amateur construction and several hundred were completed. The brothers then joined the Schempp-Hirth company which constructed about five of the aircraft under the designation Göppingen Gö 5.

The aircraft is of wooden construction, using a D-tube wing with a single strut and doped aircraft fabric covering. The wing employs a Göppingen 535 airfoil at the wing root and a NACA M-6 at the wing tip. The fuselage is plywood covered.[5]

Operational history

In the 1980s a number of aircraft were still flying in Australia, West Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. In July 2011 one example was registered with the American Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Exhibition category, having been constructed in 1990.[6]

Variants

Hü 17
  • Initial model with a 9.71NaN1 wing span
    Hü 17B
  • Improved model, introduced after the Second World War with increased wing span and higher empty and gross weights
    Göppingen Gö 5
  • Model built by Schempp-Hirth
    TG-24
  • USAAF designation for one impressed Gö 5 (serial number 42-57185)[7]
    CAT 20
  • Italian licence build, 1938. Over 20 produced.[8]

    Aircraft on display

    References

    Notes and References

    1. Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 86, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
    2. Web site: Goppingen 5 Hutter 17 . 13 July 2011 . Activate Media . 2006 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322204252/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=124 . 22 March 2012 .
    3. Web site: Sailplanes in Our Collection . 31 July 2019 . National Soaring Museum . National Soaring Museum . 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142717/http://www.soaringmuseum.org/collection.html . May 16, 2011 .
    4. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 31 July 2019. Federal Aviation Administration. Federal Aviation Administration. July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080232/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=HUTTER+H-17&PageNo=1. 5 March 2016. dead.
    5. Web site: The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage. 1 July 2011. Lednicer. David. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html. 20 April 2010. dead.
    6. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results N17HU. 14 July 2011. Federal Aviation Administration. Federal Aviation Administration. July 2011. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133510/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=17HU. dead.
    7. https://usmilitaryaircraft.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/airf-tg.pdf
    8. Book: Pedrielli, Vincenzo . Italian Vintage Sailplanes. Camastra. Francesco . 2011. EQIP Werbung & Verlag GmbH. Königswinter . 9783980883894. 134–5.

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