Perl PG-130 Penetrator explained
The
Perl PG-130 Penetrator is an American mid-wing, single-seat
glider that was designed and constructed by Harry Perl.
[1] [2] Design and development
The PG-130 was completed in 1953. The aircraft has a wooden structure, with the wings and tail covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The 481NaN1 span wing employs a Göttingen Gö 549 airfoil and features dive brakes. The wing has a foam-filled leading edge. The tail is an all-flying design. The aircraft originally took off from a jettisonable take-off dolly and landed on a fixed skid, but was later modified with a fixed monowheel.[3]
The sole example of the PG-130 was registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration as an Experimental - Amateur-built.
Operational history
Soaring Magazine reported in 1983 that Perl still owned the aircraft and was flying it at that time. The PG-130 was removed from the FAA register prior to 1989 and now belongs to the National Soaring Museum, where it was listed as "in storage" in June 2011.[4]
Aircraft on display
Notes and References
- Web site: Penetrator PG-130 Perl. 8 June 2011. Activate Media. 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819221048/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=256. 19 August 2012.
- Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 52. Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
- Web site: The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage. 2 June 2011. Lednicer. David. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html. 20 April 2010. dead.
- Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 8 June 2011. Federal Aviation Administration. June 2011.
- Web site: Sailplanes in Our Collection. 8 June 2011. National Soaring Museum. 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142717/http://www.soaringmuseum.org/collection.html. 16 May 2011.
