contract to Bowlus Sailplanes for an eight-seat and 15-seat transport glider, the smaller glider was designated the XCG-7 and the larger the XCG-8. The company...
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to Bowlus Sailplanes for an eight-seat and 15-seat transport glider, the smaller glider was designated the XCG-7 and the larger the XCG-8. The XCG-7 was...
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Burnelli airplanes. In popular culture he is usually referred to as Hawley Bowlus. Bowlus was an expert at soaring flight and at building gliders, established...
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Company (XCG-1, XCG-2), Waco Aircraft Company (XCG-3, XCG-4), St. Louis Aircraft Corp. (XCG-5, XCG-6), and Bowlus Sailplanes (XCG-7, XCG-8). Only Waco...
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Corporation Bikle T-6 – Paul Bikle Bock 1 – John W. Bock Bowers Bantam Bowlus BZ-1 – Michael Bowlus Bright Star Swift Briegleb BG-12 and Briegleb BG-6 Bristol XLRQ...
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Amazon River. In 1933, Richard du Pont partnered with Hawley Bowlus to set up the Bowlus-du Pont Sailplane Company, a glider manufactory in San Fernando...
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List of gliders (B) (section Bowlus)
Gertie Bowlus-Criz MC-1 Bowlus-Criz MC-1 1/2 scale Bowlus SP-1 Paper Wing Bowlus XCG-7 Bowlus XCG-8 Bowlus XCG-16 Bowlus/Nelson Dragonfly Bowlus XBM-5...
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William Hawley Bowlus - first American to break Wright brothers' 1911 gliding record, designer of first military prototype glider the XCG-16A, superintendent...
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