Top speed 158 km/h Length 7.32 m | Wingspan 19 m First flight November 27, 1971 | |
The Holmes KH-1 is a British single-seat high-performance homebuilt sailplane designed and built by Kenneth Holmes and first flown on 27 November 1971.
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Design
The KH-1 is a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional all-wood semi-monocoque fuselage and tail unit with an all-moving tailplane, the wings have small-span flaps for control during approach but no airbrakes or spoilers. The pilot has a semi-reclined seat in an enclosed cockpit under a two-piece transparent canopy. The KH-1 landing gear is a retractable monowheel gear and a tailskid, it is also fitted with a tail drag chute to control speed during approach.
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74
General characteristics
Performance
References
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