Slingsby Capstan

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. It 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 Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969 ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 26 ft 6 in (8.07 m)
• Wingspan: 55 ft 0 in (16.76 m)
• Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
• Wing area: 220 ft² (20.4 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 13.75
• Wing profile: NACA 63₃620 at root, NACA 6412 at tip
• Empty weight: 760 lb (357 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,250 lb (567 kg)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 118 mph (190 km/h)
• Maximum glide ratio: 25:1 (manufacturer's estimate)^[3]
• Rate of sink: 155 ft/min (0.79^[1] m/s)

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