Rensselaer RP-1

RP-1
Role Glider
National origin United States
Manufacturer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
First flight 1980
Status Project completed
Number built one

The Rensselaer RP-1 (for Rensselaer Polytechnic design 1) is an American low-wing, single-seat, foot-launchable[how?] prototype glider that was designed and built by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, New York.[1] It first flew in 1980.[2]

  1. ^ Activate Media (2006). "RP-1 Rensselaer". Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche planeur n°". www.j2mcl-planeurs.net. Retrieved May 21, 2022.