| T.49 Capstan | |
|---|---|
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| Slingsby T.49 Capstan in 1966 | |
| Role | Sailplane |
| 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.
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.
Data fromThe World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II [3] and Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969 [2]
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