Cloudcraft Dickson Primary
Cloudcraft Glider Co. · United Kingdom · first flew 1930 · glider
The Cloudcraft Dickson Primary was a single-seat primary glider designed in the United Kingdom in 1930 to be built from plans.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Open flat truss girder fuselage with the pilot on an open seat |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Completely rectangular fabric-covered high wing
- Open flat truss girder fuselage with the pilot on an open seat
- Simple skid undercarriage and a tailplane with swept leading edges
The wing is mounted on the upper beam of a three-bay Warren girder fuselage and braced with wires to an inverted V-shaped pylon.
Specifications
- The Cloudcraft Dickson Primary has a length of 5.28 m (17 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.45 m (34 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Like other primary gliders of the 1930s it was aerodynamically unambitious, with emphasis on low cost and simplicity. It first flew in 1930.
Variants
Only nine have established individual identities, though an advertisement in July 1931 claimed over a hundred were in use, some built from kits or plans.
Where you'll see it
Many glider clubs in the UK and the British Empire flew them in the 1930s. Examples were flown in the UK, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
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