Schreder HP-7

"HP-7" redirects here. For other uses, see HP7.
HP-7
Role Glider
National origin United States
Designer Richard Schreder
First flight 1957
Introduction 1957
Status sole example destroyed 1957
Primary user Richard Schreder
Produced 1957
Number built One

The Schreder HP-7 was an American glider, the first design of Richard Schreder and the first in the long line of Schreder HP sailplanes.[1][2]

Design and development

Schreder built the HP-7 (HP stands for "high performance") in 1957 as a competition sailplane. Only one was built.[1][2]

Operational history

The HP-7 was completed just in time to finish the Federal Aviation Administration-mandated test flying for amateur-built aircraft before the 1957 US National soaring competition started. Schreder entered the competition with the aircraft and placed well.[1][2]

The aircraft was destroyed in an aerotowing incident right after the US Nationals. Schreder decided not to build another HP-7, but drawing from his short experience with the aircraft that summer, he went on to design and build the Schreder Airmate HP-8, completing it for the 1958 season.[1][2]

Specifications (variant specified)

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Activate Media (2006). "HP-8 Airmate HP Aircraft, LLC". Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Said, Bob (November 1983). "1983 Sailplane Directory". Soaring Magazine. Soaring Society of America: 18.