Slingsby T-42B Eagle 3

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Constructeur(s)	Constructeur Construits Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd, Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire 15 Nombre total de constructions 15
Infos techniques	Biplace en tandem. Cockpit avancé par rapport au T-42B pour faciliter l'accès à la place arrière. Les ailes laminaires et un extrados exempt de perturbations lui assurent des performances excellentes à des vitesses très diverses. Doté de volets de freinage. Construction principalement en sapin rouge et en contreplaqué. Type 42 Eagle 1 - Prototype, first flown 12 Jun 1954; 17.86-metre span Type 42A Eagle 2 - 2nd prototype, with repositioned airbrakes, first flown May 1956 Type 42B Eagle 3 - main production version with 17.72m span and cockpit moved further forward Type 55 Eagle 4 (Regal) - span increased to 20m - one conversion in 1966
Histoire résumée	Version de production du T-42. Planeur biplace de haute performance pour les concours et l'entraînement. Ses qualités de vol étaient très semblable à celles d'un monoplace de haute performance. 15 T42Bs were built making 17 Eagles in all. 8 including the prototype BGA 722 (mid air collision with a Sky at Lasham 14th June 1958) have been written off. 8 of the remaining 9 are accounted for: - BGA 740 is the second prototype, the St Yan world championship winner, and is sited at Pocklington where it is flyable. This aircraft, Comp No 11, was at Lasham for many years and was known as the “Beagle”, which translates as “Blue Eagle” because of its colour scheme at the time. The author was part of the syndicate for a few years and never knew the provenance of what he was flying! - BGA 780 is at Hinton-on-the-Hedges and needs restoration. This glider was originally owned by Peter Scott. - BGA 787 (ZK-GBG) stored in New Zealand (Said by David Williams of the Odiham Kestrel Club, THE expert on Eagles, to be not far from flyable). - BGA 825 has been restored by David Williams and is flyable at Odiham. This aircraft used to be owned by Wally Kahn and at the time had competition number 4. - BGA 828 (BBB), flying at North Hill. - BGA 830, stored at Keevil. This is owned by Dave Williams and is awaiting restoration. - BGA 841 (BBQ), flying at Millfield though (Feb 2014) believed now sold. - BGA 849 (ZS-GDP). This is the “my stery” Eagle, likely no longer in existence. - BGA 880, owned by Gordon McDonald at Lasham and is airworthy. This was the original Imperial College No 96 which was the IC training machine for so many years.
Liens personnalités	Pas de personnalité associée.
Exemplaires existants	Immatriculé : BGA 841 (BBQ) (En état de vol), localisation : Millfield (UK)
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