Hobby Park 72111 Glider G-11

The Gribowski G-11 was a Soviet light transport glider from the Second World War. The prototype flight took place in September 1941. Serial production - with breaks - was carried out in the years 1941-1948. The aircraft was characterized by a high wing layout and an all-wooden structure. Its length was 9.8 meters with a wingspan of 18 meters. The take-off weight of the glider was 2,400 kilograms. The Gribowski G-11 was developed - originally - for the needs of Soviet airborne troops, and work on its design was carried out at a rapid pace. Interestingly, despite the very high pace of work, the first prototypes turned out to be successful and cheap to produce. In the course of production, the glider was slightly modernized, e.g. by enlarging the cargo hatch on the port side, and from October 1944, versions enabling the training of sailplane pilots were also produced. The Gribowski G-11 gliders were used primarily in 1943 to supply partisan units operating in the rear of the German army.