Nucleon
Role Glider
National origin United States
Designer Arthur B. Schultz
Introduction 1954
Status No longer in production
Number built One

The Schultz Nucleon is an American high-wing strut-braced, single-seat glider that was designed and constructed by Arthur B. Schultz.[1][2]

Design and development

The Nucleon was built by Schultz in 1954 and even though the wing was strut-braced the aircraft introduced some innovative construction techniques. The wing was carved from Styrofoam around its spar and then covered in fiberglass for a skin. The wing uses a NACA 65-415 airfoil, has full-span flaps and drooping ailerons, and is braced with a single faired strut. The strut-braced tailplane folds so that the aircraft can be loaded for ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2][3]

Only one Nucleon was built and it is registered in the Experimental - amateur-built category.[1][2][4]

Operational history

The aircraft was flown in the 1956 US Nationals and completed several 200 mi (322 km) cross country flights.[2]

In June 2011, 57 years after the aircraft was built, it was still on the US Federal Aviation Administration registry, listed as being subject to a sale.[4]

Specifications (Nucleon)

Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring[1][2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Wingspan: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
  • Wing area: 131 sq ft (12.2 m2)
  • Aspect ratio: 16:1
  • Airfoil: NACA 65-415
  • Gross weight: 535 lb (243 kg)

Performance

  • Maximum glide ratio: 22:1 at 47 mph (76 km/h)
  • Rate of sink: 198 ft/min (1.01 m/s) at 43 mph (69 km/h)
  • Wing loading: 4.1 lb/sq ft (20 kg/m2)

See also

Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Activate Media (2006). "Nucleon Schultz". Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 63, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Federal Aviation Administration (June 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N7924A". Retrieved June 25, 2011.
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