| Constructeur(s) | | Constructeur | Construits | | Irving PRUE (USA) | 1 | | Nombre total de constructions | 1 |
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| Infos techniques | Le Prue 160 est une construction entièrement métallique, avec revêtement des ailes, nervures et longerons en magnésium. La partie avant du fuselage a été construite à partir d'un réservoir larguable de Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Le profil d'aile est un profil symétrique NACA 0018 à l'emplanture, évoluant vers le NACA 0009 au saumon. Le planeur est équipé de volets débordants du bord de fuite des ailes. Empennage en V. |
| Histoire résumée | The Prue 160 [marking N90614] was flown by Harold Huber in the 1947 US Nationals. It was later owned by Roger Freeman of San Antonio, Texas and James F. Jenista Jr.of Boulder City, Nevada.
While owned by Jenista the aircraft was destroyed in an accident on 11 June 1994 at the Jean Airport in Jean, Nevada. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the pilot did not properly connect the aileron control linkage when the aircraft was assembled for flight and then did not detect the fault during the preflight inspection. The pilot become aware of the problem on take-off on aerotow. The pilot released from the tow plane at about 20 to 30 ft (6 to 9 m), the right wing collided with the ground and the glider crashed resulting in minor injury to the pilot. The aircraft was not repaired and was removed from the Federal Aviation Administration registry on 29 April 1995. |
| Liens personnalités | PRUE, Irving O. (USA)
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