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The Prue 215 is an American high-wing, V-tailed, single-seat glider that was designed by Irving Prue in 1949.[1][2]

215
Role	Glider
National origin	United States
Designer	Irving Prue
Introduction	1949
Number built	3

Design and development

The Prue 215 is an all-metal design with a short 40 ft (12.2 m) wing with a relatively high aspect ratio of 20:1. The wing uses a NACA 23012 airfoil at the wing root, becoming a NACA 8318 at the wing tip. Airfoil-shaped flaps are mounted below and behind the wing for glidepath control. The aircraft uses a retractable monowheel landing gear.[1][2][3]

Three Prue 215s were built, all as amateur-builts from plans. The initial one was Prue's prototype. The second one was built by Ed Minghelli and later owned by Max Dreher, who mounted a jet engine on it. The second and third built are designated 215A.[2][4][5]

Operational history

The second Prue 215 built was flown to second place in the 1958 US Nationals by Harold Hutchinson.[1][2]

Only one Prue 215 remains listed on the Federal Aviation Administration registry.[4]

Variants

215

The first aircraft constructed was designated as a Prue 215.[2]

215A

The second and third aircraft constructed were given the designation Prue 215A.[4][5]

Brown Rebel

Prue 215 fuselage mated to wings from the Lyle Maxey Jennie Mae

Aircraft on display

• National Soaring Museum - one, listed as in storage in June 2011.[6]

Specifications (215)

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

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Wingspan: 40 ft (12 m)
• Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 20:1
• Airfoil: Root: NACA 23012, tip: NACA 8318
• Empty weight: 340 lb (154 kg)
• Gross weight: 540 lb (245 kg)

Performance

• Maximum glide ratio: 29:1 at 52 mph (84 km/h)
• Rate of sink: 156 ft/min (0.79 m/s) at 40 mph (64 km/h)
• Wing loading: 6.0 lb/sq ft (29 kg/m²)

See also

Related lists

• List of gliders

References

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