02 Pratt Read LNE1 Sailplane

Pratt Read LNE-1 Sailplane Specifications:

Another Pratt Read LNE-1 Sailplane at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY

Length: feet inches
Wingspan: 54 feet, 9 inches
Height: feet, inches
Crew: 1 + 1
Weight: Empty - 293lbs
Tow Speed: mph
Glide Speed: 52mph
Glide Ratio : 26
First Flight : 1942
Cost: $

In 1952 Larry Edgar and Harold Klieforth set the absolute altitude soaring record for multi place sailplanes of 44,255ft in a Pratt Read LNE-1 Sailplane.