__NOTOC__ The Preiss RHJ-8 is a homebuilt side-by-side two-seat flapped glider. It is an evolution of the Preiss RHJ-7, which was developed from a Schreder HP-14. First flown in 1970. The wingspan was slightly increased and the empennage was changed to a T-configuration, with the

stabilator A stabilator is a fully movable aircraft horizontal stabilizer (aircraft), stabilizer. It serves the usual functions of longitudinal stability, control and stick force requirements otherwise performed by the separate parts of a conventional hori ...

mounted atop the

vertical stabilizer A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft. The term is commonly applied to the assembly of both this fixed surface and one or more movable rudders hinged to it. Their role is to provide control, sta ...

. The undercarriage is partially retractable (modified by some builders to be fully retractable) and the large canopy swings open to the rear.

Specifications

References

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