| Freel Flying Wing | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Tail-less glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1937 |
TheFreel Flying Wing was an experimental glider designed and built in theUnited States during the 1930s.
TheFreel Flying Wing was the creation ofCharles Lewis Freel (b. 1916). As a student ofSan Diego High School, inSan Diego, California, Freel learned about aerodynamics under the instruction ofLeTain Kittredge, in the aircraft rigging/woodshop class.
Before his graduation, Freel designed a 36-inch experimentalfree flight model of a flying wing glider. The model flew well enough to justify moving to a full size piloted glider.
In 1933, construction was begun at theSan Diego High School woodshop, on a 52-foot span flying wing glider. It was completed in 1937 and licensed with identification mark 18131. Elevons were mounted on the trailing surface and were controlled via a uniqueworm drive. Several flights were made by Kittredge and Freel over hillsides near San Diego. The glider suffered from poor directional control in flight.
After graduation, Freel worked forConsolidated Aircraft Corporation and held the title of "junior engineer."
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