Schneider ES-59

ES-59 Arrow
Role Sailplane
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Schneider
Designer Edmund Schneider
First flight 14 April 1962
Number built 10


The Schneider ES-59 Arrow is a sailplane designed and manufactured in Adelaide, South Australia in the early 1960s. The Arrow was originally manufactured with a one-piece wing of 13.23 metres span. The version built for the 1965 World Championships had a 15 metre two-piece wing. The Arrow has wood/fabric wings and tail and a wood fuselage.

Specifications

Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II[1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development



References

  1. Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1963). The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II (in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 28–29.

Bibliography

  • Sailplane Directory. Schneider. Online. October 7, 2007.
  • Hardy, Michael (1982). Gliders and Sailplanes of the World. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 99. 
  • Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1963). The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II (in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 28–29. 
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