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Top speed
  
130 km/h

Length
  
7.1 m

Wingspan
  
14 m

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The Frankfort Cinema was a sailplane manufactured in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s and which was used by the United States Army Air Corps as a training glider under the designation TG-1. It was a high-wing, strut-braced design with a fully enclosed cabin. Originally designed as a single-seater, a two-seat version designated the Cinema II was produced soon afterwards, and this design was put forward when the Army issued a requirement for training gliders. At the same time, the company was awarded production contracts for transport gliders, the CG-1 and CG-2.

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However, Frankfort lacked the resources to quickly produce large numbers of gliders, and only 43 TG-1s were delivered. The TG-1 designation was also applied to 10 civilian Cinemas that were impressed into Army service.

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Aircraft on display

  • US Southwest Soaring Museum
  • Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, Hood River, OR photographed in 2014 TG-1A "Cinema B"

    Specifications (Cinema II)

    General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 23 ft 4 in (7.10 m)
  • Wingspan: 46 ft 3 in (14.10 m)
  • Aspect ratio: 10.7
  • Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
  • Gross weight: 920 lb (417 kg)
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 80 mph (130 km/h)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 20
  • Rate of sink: 190 ft/min (1.0 m/s)
  • References

    Frankfort Cinema Wikipedia