Detroit G1 Gull

[1] The Gull is built from wood, with the tail and wing surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric.The landing gear consists of the bottom of the fuselage shaped into a long wooden skid .Bowers documented the aircraft project in an article in the March/April 1957 edition of Soaring Magazine entitled Don't Build a Primary.One was in the Kansas Aviation Museum and the other was still registered to Peter M. Bowers, even though he died in April 2003.[3][4] In August, 2013 one was put on display at the W.L Zimmerman's Hardware Store, Intercourse, Pennsylvania.
G1 Glider on display
G1 Glider on display
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