735_15.wmv Eugene Sutherland British Pathe Studio 68 Loops

Willam Sperry Battled Back & Forth for Looping Record Which Eugene Bud Sutherland Finally Won 72 Loops.

William Sperry Kept Flying Had a UFO Sighting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperry_UFO_case

Eugene Sutherland Engineered Altimeter Used in Flight And part used in Lunar Module to land on the moon.

Eugene Sutherland British Pathe Studios 68 Loop Attempt Next Week Did 72 Loops.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/with-68-consecutive-loops/query/sutherland+gliding

Cadett II Glider Eugene Sutherland Set Records With

Cadett II Glider Baker McMillan Wikapedia Reference:

 On another occasion four Cadets were towed aloft at the same time and released by a Goodyear Blimp over Akron, Ohio.^[1][2]

^{Eugene Burdette Sutherlands Flight Book Shows he was one of the four glider pilots involved in the four man tow by blimp that day!}

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker-McMillen_Cadet

 

General characteristics

• Crew: one (Note our father Robert Sutherland Sail with his father in the Cadett II at age 5)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
• Wing area: 162 sq ft (15.1 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 8.7:1
• Empty weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
• Gross weight: 410 lb (186 kg)

Performance

• Maximum glide ratio: 15:1
• Rate of sink: 210 ft/min (1.1 m/s)