DTGL Sant' Ambrogio
Gian Luigi Della Torre · Italy · first flew 1938 · glider
The DTGL Sant' Ambrogio was an Italian single-seat glider, designed and built by a 19-year-old model aircraft enthusiast, that competed in the 1938 national championships.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Hexagonal-section plywood fuselage with a long teardrop canopy |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Cantilever mid wing, rectangular in plan with rounded tips and some dihedral
- Hexagonal-section plywood fuselage with a long teardrop canopy
- Ash landing skid running from just aft of the nose almost to the wing trailing edge
A small mid-wing glider with a single-spar wing with ailerons across about half the span, a teardrop canopy and a slightly tapered tail with a fin much smaller than the rudder.
Specifications
- The DTGL Sant' Ambrogio has a length of 4.65 m (15 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.26 m (34 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was named after the patron saint of Milan and designed and built in 1938 by Gian Luigi Della Torre, whose previous experience was limited to model building.
Variants
Five were built in all: the original, and four more constructed by home builders from Della Torre's plans.
Where you'll see it
After flight testing in 1938, Adriano Mantelli flew it successfully in the Second Italian National Gliding Competition at Asiago. One was flown by the Leonardo da Vinci Gliding Club at Pisa until 1948.
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