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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. 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.

T.49 Capstan
Slingsby T.49 Capstan in 1966
Role	Sailplane Type of aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd
First flight	1961
Number built	34

Specifications

Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde Volume II[3] Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969 [2]

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: 32 kn (37 mph, 60 km/h)
• Never exceed speed: 117 kn (135 mph, 217 km/h)
  
• Rough air speed max: 148 km/h (92.0 mph; 79.9 kn)
• Aerotow speed: 148 km/h (92.0 mph; 79.9 kn)
• Winch launch speed: 148 km/h (92.0 mph; 79.9 kn)
• g limits: +4, 0 at 241 km/h (149.8 mph; 130.1 kn)
• Maximum glide ratio: 30 at 76 km/h (47.2 mph; 41.0 kn)
• Rate of sink: 130 ft/min (0.66 m/s) at 70 km/h (43.5 mph; 37.8 kn)
• Wing loading: 5.7 lb/sq ft (27.7 kg/m²)

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

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[fr] Slingsby T.49 Capstan

Le Slingsby T.49 Capstan est un planeur biplace britannique des années 1960 construit par Slingsby Sailplanes pour succéder au T.42 Eagle. Il était utilisable pour la formation et le perfectionnement. Le prototype T.49A a volé pour la première fois en 1961, et il est entré en production sous le titre de T.49B en 1963.

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[it] Slingsby Capstan

Lo Slingsby T.49 Capstan è un aliante britannico a due posti costruito dalla Slingsby Sailplanes negli anni sessanta in sostituzione del precedente Type 42 Eagle.

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