History
Used temporarily from ships / carriers (1944): From LSTs for WW2 landings
- First flight1938
- Number built19,888 (US built), 150 (Canadian-built), 253 TG-8 gliders
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- one pilot
- Length
- 6.83 m (22 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan
- 10.74 m (35 ft 3 in)
- Height
- 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
- Range
- 354 km (220 mi, 191 nmi)
- Service ceiling
- 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Continental A-65-8 air-cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder (65 hp / 48 kW / shp / lbf / kN)
04
Developed from
- Developed from
- Taylor Cub, Taylor J-2