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Baker-McMillan Cadet - airplanes
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The Baker-McMillan Cadet is an American high-wing strut-braced open-cockpit single-seat glider that was designed in 1929 by Frank R. Gross and produced by Baker-McMillan (Different sources variously spell the company name Baker-MacMillen Baker Macmillen or Baker MacMillen).
little 32" span Baker-McMillan Cadet II glider in the Model Builders
Manual and Junior Aeronautical Engineering by Thomas L. Bulger
copyrighted 1931.1
Made by Baker-McMillan.
third glider design after the Baker-McMillan Cadet and the Akron
Condor. Gross's Sky Ghost was innovative for its era, in that it had
tandem seating with dual controls.2
Empty Weight Lb
230
Designer
Frank R. Gross
Wing Loading Note
3
Aspect Ratio
9
Introduced
1929
Status
See Also
* List of gliders
Glide Ratio
15
Gross Weight Lb
410
Span Ft
37
Number Built
at least 30
Crew
one
Primary user
Sink Rate Ftmin
210
Manufacturer
First Flight
1929
Production End Year
1930
Span In
6
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Wing Area Sqft
162
Production Start Year
1929
Prime Units
imp
Produced
1929
Category