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The Frankfort Cinema was a sailplane manufactured in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s and which was used by the United States Army Air Corps as a training glider under the designation TG-1. It was a high-wing, strut-braced design with a fully enclosed cabin. Originally designed as a single-seater, a two-seat version designated the Cinema II was produced soon afterwards, and this design was put forward when the Army issued a requirement for training gliders. At the same time, the company was awarded production contracts for transport gliders, the CG-1 and CG-2.

Cinema, TG-1
A Frankfort Cinema TG-1A on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Role	Sailplane Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Frankfort
Designer	Stanley Corcoran

However, Frankfort lacked the resources to quickly produce large numbers of gliders, and only 43 TG-1s were delivered. The TG-1 designation was also applied to 10 civilian Cinemas that were impressed into Army service.

Variants

Cinema

baseline design

Cinema II

two-seat version

TG-1

USAAF designation for Cinema II

TG-23

USAAF designation for one impressed Cinema I (serial n/o 42-57192)[1]

Aircraft on display

• US Southwest Soaring Museum[2]
• Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum[3]

Specifications (Cinema II)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 23 ft 4 in (7.10 m)
• Wingspan: 46 ft 3 in (14.10 m)
• Aspect ratio: 10.7
• Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
• Gross weight: 920 lb (417 kg)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 80 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn)
• Maximum glide ratio: 20
• Rate of sink: 190 ft/min (1.0 m/s)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 405.
• NASM website

На других языках

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[de] Frankfort TG-1

Die Frankfort TG-1 Cinema war ein in den 1930er und 1940er Jahren in den Vereinigten Staaten hergestelltes Segelflugzeug. Der Entwurf des Flugzeuges stammt von dem Konstrukteur „Stanley Corcoran“. Die Serienfertigung erfolgte bei der Frankfort Sailplane Company in Joliet, Illinois. Die Bezeichnung TG stammt von dem englischen Begriff Training Glider.

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- [en] Frankfort Cinema

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