Perl PG-130 Penetrator

Short description: American glider

PG-130 Penetrator

Role  | Glider
National origin | United States
Designer  | Harry Perl
First flight  | 1953
Status  | Sole example in the National Soaring Museum
Produced  | 1953
Number built | One

The Perl PG-130 Penetrator is an American mid-wing, single-seat glider that was designed and constructed by Harry Perl.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Design and development
* 2 Operational history
* 3 Aircraft on display
* 4 Specifications (PG-130)
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## Design and development

The PG-130 was completed in 1953. The aircraft has a wooden structure, with the wings and tail covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The 48 ft (14.6 m) span wing employs a Göttingen Gö 549 airfoil and features dive brakes. The wing has a foam-filled leading edge. The tail is an all-flying design. The aircraft originally took off from a jettisonable take-off dolly and landed on a fixed skid, but was later modified with a fixed monowheel.[1][2][3]

The sole example of the PG-130 was registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration as an Experimental - Amateur-built.[2]

## Operational history

Soaring Magazine reported in 1983 that Perl still owned the aircraft and was flying it at that time. The PG-130 was removed from the FAA register prior to 1989 and now belongs to the National Soaring Museum, where it was listed as "in storage" in June 2011.[2][4]

## Aircraft on display

* National Soaring Museum - in storage[5]

## Specifications (PG-130)

Data from Sailplane Directory, Soaring and The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage[1][2][3]

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
* Wing area: 130 sq ft (12 m2)
* Aspect ratio: 17.75:1
* Airfoil: Göttingen Gö 549
* Empty weight: 480 lb (218 kg)
* Gross weight: 680 lb (308 kg)

Performance

* Maximum glide ratio: 33 at 52 mph (84 km/h)
* Rate of sink: 126 ft/min (0.64 m/s) at 44 mph (71 km/h)
* Wing loading: 5.23 lb/sq ft (25.5 kg/m2)

## See also

Related development

* Nelson Hummingbird PG-185B \- another Perl design for Nelson Aircraft

Related lists

* List of gliders

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Activate Media (2006). "Penetrator PG-130 Perl". Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819221048/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=256. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 52. Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
4. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (June 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8146H. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
5. ↑ National Soaring Museum (2011). "Sailplanes in Our Collection". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142717/http://www.soaringmuseum.org/collection.html. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

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