Pratt-Read TG-32
The Pratt-Read TG-32 is a 1940s American military training glider, designed and built by the Gould Aeronautical Division of the piano manufacturer Pratt, Read & Company of Deep River, Connecticut, for the United States Navy. The Pratt-Read glider was a monoplane glider having a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage and wooden wings and tail. The unique "polywog (tadpole)" shape was the suggestion of aerodynamicist Charles Townsend Ludington, former owner of the Ludington Line.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Pratt-Read
- Category
- Gliders
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1942-03-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 86 kt
- Max speed
- 86 kt
- Service ceiling
- 44,255 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 585 lb
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 26.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 54.5 ft
- Height
- 6 ft
- Number built
- 75
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.