- Design and development
- Specifications
- See also
- References Note Bibliography
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The Hindustan Aircraft G-1 was a Second World War Indian transport glider, the first design of Hindustan Aircraft Limited, only one glider was built. Design and developmentThe G-1 was designed in 1941 and 1942 and was a ten-seat semi-monocoque wooden glider. Specifications {{Aircraft specs
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}}References{{commons category|HAL aircraft}}NoteBibliography- {{cite book|first=James E.|last=Mrazek|title=Airborne Combat - The Glider War/Fighting Gliders of WII|publisher=Stackpole Books|year=2011|location=Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States|isbn=978-0-8117-0808-1}}
{{HAL aircraft}} 5 : Indian military aircraft|HAL aircraft|Military gliders 1940–1949|Aircraft first flown in 1942|High-wing aircraft |