Slingsby Capstan
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| T.49 Capstan | |
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| Slingsby T.49 Capstan in 1966 | |
| Role | SailplaneTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd |
| First flight | 1961 |
| Number built | 34 |
The Slingsby T.49 Capstan is a British two-seat glider of the 1960s built by Slingsby Sailplanes as a replacement for their earlier Type 42 Eagle.
Design and development
The Capstan is a high-winged monoplane of wooden construction, the last two-seat wooden glider built by Slingsby,[1] intended for both training and general club flying. Side-by-side seats for the two pilots are accommodated in an enclosed cockpit with a one-piece perspex canopy. The prototype T.49A first flew in 1961, and it entered production as the T.49B in 1963.[2] Thirty-four Capstans were built,[1] one of which was fitted with an auxiliary engine with the designation T.49C Powered Capstan.
Specifications
Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II[3] and Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969 [2]
General characteristics
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- Aspect ratio: 13.75
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- g limits: +4, 0
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See also
Notes
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References
- "Two New Sailplanes". Flight International, 31 May 1962.pp. 867–869.
- Taylor, J.W.R (ed.) Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969–70. London:Sampson Low, 1969.
- Slingsby Sailplanes Capstan T49 Handbook, 1963
External links
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