Frankfort CG-1
The Frankfort CG-1 was a proposed Second World War American transport glider to be built for the United States Army, none were built and the programme was cancelled.[1][2]
| CG-1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Transport glider |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Frankfort Sailplane Company |
| Status | Project cancelled |
| Number built | None |
Design and development
When the Army Air Corps started a glider development program in 1941 it ordered two types of transport glider from the Frankfort Sailplane Company, a nine-seat and a 15-seat glider.[1] The smaller glider was to carry a pilot and eight troops and the prototype was designated the XCG-1, the larger glider designated the XCG-2 was to have a pilot and co-pilot and carried 13 troops.[1]
The company was busy with the production of the TG-1 training glider so the development of the two new types was slow but a static test XCG-1 was delivered to Wright Field in December 1941 for testing by the Army.[1] The glider failed structural tests and the Army cancelled the contract for both the CG-1 and CG-2.[1]
Variants
- XCG-1
- Prototype nine-seat transport glider, one non-flyable static test example only.
- XCG-2
- Prototype 15-seat transport glider, not built.
References
Note
- Mrazek 2011, p. 361
- Andrade 1979, p. 96
Bibliography
- Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0 904597 22 9.
- Mrazek, James E. (2011). Airborne Combat - The Glider War/Fighting Gliders of WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States: Stackpole Books. ISBN 081170808X.