RHJ-9
Role	Two-seat sailplane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Homebuilt
Designed by	Henry Preiss
First flight	1978

The Preiss RHJ-9 is a further evolution of the RHJ-7 and RHJ-8 side-by-side two-seat flapped homebuilt gliders. The wingspan was further increased to 18.29 m and the maximum mass was raised to 500 kg. A wing construction similar to that of the later HP-18 was adopted employing foam ribs bonded to the aluminum spars and skins. It first flew in 1978.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Wingspan: 60 ft 0 in (18.29 m)
• Wing area: 155 ft² (14.4 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 26.6
• Empty weight: 668 lb (304 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,100 lb (500 kg)

Performance

• Rate of sink: 138 ft/min (0.70 m/s)

[edit] References

• sailplanedirectory.com

[edit] External links

• An RHJ-9 owner's page

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