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| Frankfort “Cinema” glider in civilian use. 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. However, Frankfort lacked the resources to quickly produce large numbers of gliders, and only 43 TG-1s were delivered. |
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| General H.H. Arnold standing alongside a TG-2 glider, with Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby (left) and Edward S. Evans (right), at Harris Hill, Elmira, New York. 1941. |
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| Schweizer TG-3A. Because the 2-8 was made from aluminum and steel, which were both declared "strategic materials", a replacement design was needed. The Schweizers designed the SGS 2-12 as a wooden version of the 2-8, incorporating some improvements, such as a lower-mounted cantilever wing to improve instructor visibility. |
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| TG-3A. The 2-12 succeeded the 2-8 in production and 114 were produced with the designation TG-3A. Three prototype TG-3s were constructed under the designation XTG-3. |
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| Schweizer TG-3A training glider. |
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| Schweizer TG-3A training glider, National Museum of the Air Force. |
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| Schweizer TG-3A (44-486136) training glider, U.S. Army Air Forces, Pima Air and Space Museum. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A training glider in the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The Laister-Kauffman TG-4 (designated LK-10 Yankee Doodle 2 by its designer) was a sailplane produced in the United States during the Second World War for training cargo glider pilots. It was a conventional sailplane design with a fuselage of steel tube construction and wooden wings and tail, skinned all over in fabric. |
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| The Laister-Kauffman TG-4A displayed at Air Mobility Command Museum. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A, Fort Rucker. 1942. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A being readied for a factory test flight. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A on a factory test flight. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. Note the open rear canopy! |
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| The Laister-Kauffman TG-4 displayed at Silent Wings Museum. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem under a long canopy. XTG-4 prototypes (3 built); TG-4A production model (150 built); TG-4B civilian aircraft impressed into service (1 impressed). |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A, “515,” contract glider school, Wickenberg, Arizona. Note the shark mouth on the nose. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A during construction. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A during construction. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A hatch cover assembly. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A spoiler and brake system. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A tow hook — closed and open. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A — location of parachute tube. |
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| Laister-Kauffman TG-4A being inspected by General Yount, contract glider school, Lamase, Texas. |
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| Aeronca TG-5 training glider was a conversion of an Aeronca light plane by removing the engine and replacing it with a nose for a third crew member. |
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| Taylorcraft TG-6 (42-58662), U.S. Army. On display at the Pima Air and Space Museum. |
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