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1961
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FLIGHT, 31 August 1961 311 Slingsby Swallow ELLIOTTS OF NEWBURY LTD Albert Works, Newbury, Berks. Telephone: Newbury 3361 Type 460 Following flight experience with the first three examples of this fifteen-metre sailplane, a fourth machine is now being built which should represent the definitive produc- tion version. Employing the same wing as its predecessors, the new aircraft will have a revised fuselage in which the line of the canopy is lowered and the pilot has a more reclined position. The wing fuselage junction will be self-sealing. The empty weight of the 460 is only 3501b. The aircraft should be available for delivery next year, at a price (for a limited quantity only) of £1,000. Olympia 419 Three of the top five places in this year's National Gliding Champion- ships, including the winning position, went to pilots flying Elliotts 419 19-metre sailplanes. Although production has now ceased, the type is still available at £2,150. SLINGSBY SAILPLANES LTD Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire. Telephone: Kirbymoorside 312 Type 49 Newest sailplane in the Slingsby range, this side-by-side two-seater has been designed as a comprehensive training machine suitable both for ab initio instruction and advanced tuition in soaring, blind flying and aerobatics. The prototype is nearing com- pletion at Kirbymoorside and should fly within the next few weeks. Backed by 27 years' experience in designing two-seat training gliders, the Slingsby company is confident that the new machine will prove a worthy successor to the ubiquitous T.21b. Sinking-speed and gliding-angle performance of the 17-metre T.49 should be comparable to that of 15-metre single-seaters. Skylark 4 Successor to the world-beating Skylark 3, the Mk 4 version of Kirbymoor- side's high-performance single-seater will have a re-styled, shallower fuselage incorpor- ating an all-moving tail, swept fin, retractable wheel and a slightly reclined position for the pilot. Object of the re-design is to bring the 18-metre Skylark up to date and so make it more attractive in the world market. Other types Familiar types still in production at Kirbymoorside include the Skylark 3f (basic price £1,400), Skylark 2 (£1,145), T.45 Swallow (£930) and T.42 Eagle (£2,000). Elliotts Type 460 Sailplanes Slingsby T.49 Slingsby Skylark 3f Elliotts Olympia 419
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