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1943
1943 - 2366.PDF
364 FLIGHT Sixty-eighth of the Latest Recognition Series Aireraft Types and HADRIAN CG—4 A DESIGNED by Waco and produced by both Ford andBoeing, the American transport glider, the CG-4A,is known in the R. A.F. as the Hadrian, and first news of its being used in actual airborne operations came during the invasion of Sicily. As pointed out by Flight at the time, the first Hadrian landed in Sicily some hundreds of years ago, also on his way to Rome! Incidentally, it was a Hadrian which made aeronautical history not very long ago by being towed across the Atlantic behind a Dakota. Constructed mainly of wood with fabric covering, the Hadrian can accommodate 13 fully armed and equipped troops in its square-sectioned fuselage, the nose of which can be hinged upwards (as shown in the sketch below) to admit bulky items of freight ; there is even room, but only just, for a Jeep to be driven in, complete with crew. One of the most obvious characteristics of the Hadrian is the large fillet extending irom the fin about halfway to the trailing-edge of the wings, very similar to those found on the Fortress II and the Curtiss Caravan transport aircraft; such fillets, in fact, are becoming increasingly popular with American designers. In plan it will be noticed that wings and tailplane are of similar form, having parallel edges and shelving tips. Two pairs of skids reach from beneath the pilots' cabin in the nose to where the fuselage begins to taper aft of the trailing-edge, the front pair being the longer. Wheels are attached where the base of the " V " struts to the wings meet the bottom longerons of the fuselage, and are jettisoned after take-off when the Hadrian is setting out on an operational flight, but the small tailwheel is a fixture. No mention is made of defensive armament, but it may be assumed that gliders are only used by the Allies wbenj adequate fighter protection is present; its soldier passengetSF could, of course, use their small arms through the porthole%) LARCE AND- ROUNDED ANCULAR SECTION FUSELAGE DIMENSIONS. Span Length Height Wing area .. .. 900 84ft. 52ft. 12ft. sq. ft. HIGH ASPECT-RATIO WINCS AND TAILPLANE OF SIMILAR PLAN SHORT BLUNT NOSE' V STRUTS
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