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)