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Schneider ES-59

type of aircraft

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ7431885 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Schneider ES-59 Arrow is a sailplane designed and manufactured in Adelaide, South Australia in the early 1960s. The Arrow was manufactured with a one-piece wing of 13.23 metres span. It was the first Australian-built sailplane to compete in the World Gliding Championships, 1963 in Argentina. The Arrow has wood/fabric wings and tail and a wood fuselage. It has a fixed main wheel and a nose skid.

Specifications

Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume IIGeneral characteristics

Crew: 1

Length: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)

Wingspan: 13.24 m (43 ft 5 in)

Wing area: 11 m2 (120 sq ft)

Aspect ratio: 16

Airfoil: Root: NACA 63 618, Mid: NACA 63 614, Tip: Joukowsky 12% mod.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1963—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Schneider, ES-59 and type can be independently traced.
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