Wright Falcon
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| General information | |
| Type | Single-seat glider |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Peter Wright |
| History | |
| First flight | 16 September 1979 |
The Wright Falcon was a single-seat glider designed and built by British engineer Peter Wright in the late 1970s. He had previously built two human-powered aircraft, the MPA Mk 1 and the Micron.
Wright intended the Falcon to be a light and simple glider capable of being made within a few months. It was built to Standard Class rules, and was constructed mostly of composites and fibre-glass.
The glider had a cantilevered monoplane wing with a slightly tapered planform. Two split-flap airbrakes were incorporated into the trailing edge of the wing. The fuselage was moulded in two halves and featured a detachable canopy, along with a mono-wheel undercarriage. It had a V-tail which had an included angle of 80°.[1][2]
Design commenced in 1975, with construction initially taking place in a disused broiler shed that Wright had access to. The build site then transferred to Wright's home, with the build being completed there.[2]