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]
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Role | Transport glider Type of aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Frankfort Sailplane Company |
Status | Project cancelled |
Number built | None |
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]
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