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The Skliar Aqua Glider or Explorer was a small glider aircraft designed and built in the United States in 1959 and subsequently marketed for homebuilding. Designed by USAF Lt Col Bill Skliar and built by him and a troop of Air Explorers it was a pontoon-equipped biplane intended to be towed behind a speedboat. Using a tow-rope of between 150 and 400 ft (45 and 120 m) the glider could reach a maximum altitude of 70% the length of the rope when the speedboat reached 35 mph (55 km-h).

Monnet Moni , Peel glider, Skliar aqua glider, Brian Harris HP-18... The Museum of Flight Seattle, Washington, USA http://www.museumofflight.1
The Skliar Aqua Glider or Explorer was a small glider aircraft ... Designed by USAF Lt Col Bill Skliar and built by him and a troop of Air Explorers, it ...2

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The Skliar Aqua Glider or Explorer was a small glider aircraft designed and built in the United States in 1959 and subsequently marketed for homebuilding.3
Empty Weight Lb
180
Designer
Bill Skliar
First Flight
1959
Glide Ratio
6
Gross Weight Lb
400
Crew
1
Empty Weight Kg
80
Gross Weight Kg
180
Span M
5
Manufacturer
Homebuilt aircraft
Max Speed Mph
65
Max Speed Kmh
105
Span In
Span Ft
16
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
13
Length In
8
Length M
4
Category
Glider aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Seaplanes and flying boats
United States sport aircraft 1950-1959

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