The Prue IIA is an American, high-wing, two-seat, T-tailed glider that was designed by Irving Prue and constructed by Ed Minghelle of Palmdale, California.Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 55, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
Design and development Based on the Prue Two, the IIA incorporates many changes to the basic design, including a T-tail in place of a low-tail, fixed instead of retractable landing gear, a shorter two-piece wing instead of a three-piece wing and an empty weight that is lighter. The Prue IIA was built by Minghelle between 1961 and 1964, culminating in a first flight in October 1964.
The Prue IIA has a wing that employs a NACA 63-618 airfoil. The aircraft is of all-metal construction and seats two in tandem under a long single-piece canopy.
Only one Prue IIA was ever built.
Operational history The Prue IIA was used to set several multi-place glider records. It held the world out-and-return record of for a period of six months in 1967. A second world out-and-return record was set in 1972, flying from Pearblossom, California. In 1967 it was also flown to a world multi-place declared goal record of .
The IIA was removed from the Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registry on 16 March 1989 and now belongs to the National Soaring Museum.
Aircraft on display National Soaring Museum - sole example, listed as "in storage".
Specifications (Prue IIA)
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