Holmes KH-1

KH-1
Role Single-seat high-performance homebuilt sailplane
National origin United Kingdom
Designer Kenneth Holmes
First flight 27 November 1971
Number built 1


The Holmes KH-1 is a British single-seat high-performance homebuilt sailplane designed and built by Kenneth Holmes and first flown on 27 November 1971.

Design

The KH-1 is a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional all-wood semi-monocoque fuselage and tail unit with an all-moving tailplane, the wings have small-span flaps for control during approach but no airbrakes or spoilers.[1] The pilot has a semi-reclined seat in an enclosed cockpit under a two-piece transparent canopy.[1] The KH-1 landing gear is a retractable monowheel gear and a tailskid, it is also fitted with a tail drag chute to control speed during approach.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]

General characteristics

Performance


References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Taylor 1973, p. 576

Bibliography

  • Taylor, ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00117-5.  |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

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