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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, 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. Thirty-four Capstans were built, 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 and Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969 General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)
Wingspan: 55 ft 1 in (16.78 m)
Wing area: 219.9 sq ft (20.43 m2)
Aspect ratio: 13.75
Airfoil: Root:NACA 633-620, Tip: NACA 6412
Empty weight: 761 lb (345.4 kg)
Gross weight: 1,250 lb (567 kg)
Performance
Stall speed: 37 mph (60 km/h, 32 kn)
Never exceed speed: 135 mph (217 km/h, 117 kn)
Rough air speed max: 92 mph (148 km/h; 80 kn)
Aerotow speed: 92 mph (148 km/h; 80 kn)
Winch launch speed: 92 mph (148 km/h; 80 kn)
g limits: +4, 0
Maximum glide ratio: 30:1 at 47 mph (76 km/h; 41 kn)
Rate of sink: 130 ft/min (0.66 m/s) at 43 mph (70 km/h; 38 kn)
Wing loading: 5.7 lb/sq ft (27.7 kg/m2)
See also
List of gliders
Notes
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
Photos of Slingsby Capstan
Slingsby Capstan Pictures
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