Siegel MS 1
Mieczysław Siegel · Poland · first flew 1923 · glider
The Siegel MS 1 was a very light, simple, foot-launched glider designed, financed, built and flown by a Polish schoolteacher in the 1923 summer holidays.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Long rounded fin under the fuselage with a trapezoidal rudder running up to the fuselage top |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Pilot sits strapped to a bicycle seat with his feet on the ground, launching by running
- Wooden frame covered with cardboard and wrapping paper
- Long rounded fin under the fuselage with a trapezoidal rudder running up to the fuselage top
Look for a small wooden glider with a wing on top of the fuselage, a cabane strut in an inverted V, a triangular tailplane on top of the fuselage and the pilot sitting between the wings with his feet on the ground.
Specifications
- The Siegel MS 1 has a length of 4 m (13 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 6.6 m (22 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Mieczysław Siegel, a schoolteacher from Skrynice near Lublin, designed and built his first aircraft in 1923. Late in 1923 his attention turned to its successor, the MS 2.
Variants
Only one MS 1 was built; it was followed by the MS 2.
Where you'll see it
It made some short hops but was easily damaged and repaired. Contemporary reports do not make clear whether the flights were foot-launched or tethered like a kite.
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