Schultz Nucleon

Nucleon
Role Glider
National origin United States
Designer Art Schultz
Introduction 1954
Status No longer in production
Number built One


The Schultz Nucleon is an American high-wing strut-braced, single-seat glider that was designed and constructed by Art Schultz.[1][2]

Design and development

The Nucleon was built by Schultz in 1954 and even though the wing was strut-braced the aircraft introduced some innovative construction techniques. The wing was carved from Styrofoam around its spar and then covered in fiberglass for a skin. The wing uses a NACA 65-415 airfoil, has full-span flaps and drooping ailerons, and is braced with a single faired strut. The strut-braced tailplane folds so that the aircraft can be loaded for ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2][3]

Only one Nucleon was built and it is registered in the Experimental - amateur-built category.[1][2][4]

Operational history

The aircraft was flown in the 1956 US Nationals and completed several 200 mi (322 km) cross country flights.[2]

In June 2011, 57 years after the aircraft was built, it was still on the US Federal Aviation Administration registry, listed as being subject to a sale.[4]

Specifications (Nucleon)

Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring[1][2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Activate Media (2006). "Nucleon Schultz". Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 63, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. 1 2 Federal Aviation Administration (June 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N7924A". Retrieved 25 June 2011.

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