SLINGSBY SAILPLANES: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ALL DESIGNS
Written by Martin Simons
Published by Airlife
in 1996
ISBN: 1853107328
SLINGSBY SAILPLANES: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ALL DESIGNS
Written by Martin Simons.
Stock no. 1329961
1st.
1996.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book describes Slingsby sailplanes and gliders from the British Falcon of 1931 to the last motorless aircraft produced, the Vega. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1853107328. Slight bumping to spine. Creasing to pages 115-119 and a small margin tear to one page. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge creased and has a couple of small indentations to front spine edge.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- Scarborough 1931-34 - Types 1 & 2, the British Falcon; Type 3, Primary Glider (Dagling); Type 4. the Falcon 3; Type 5, the Grunau Baby 2; Hjordis
- Kirbymoorside 1934-1939 - Types 6 and 23, Kirby Kite; Type 7, Kirby Kadet (Cadet TX Mk 1); Type 8, Kirby Tutor and Motor Tutor; Type 9, King Kite; Types 12 & 15, Kirby Gull; Type 13, Petrel; Type 14, Gull 2
- Second World War 1939-45 - Type 18, Hengist; Type 20; Type 21, Sedbergh
- Post-war - Type 24, TX. 8/45 Falcon 4; Type 25, Gull 4; Type 26, Kite 2; Type 30, Prefect; Type 31, Tandem Tutor (TX Mk. 3 Cadet) and T-35 Austral; Type 34, Sky
- The Laminar Boundary Layer - Type 37, Skylark 1; Type 38, Grasshopper; Type 41, Skylark 2; Type 42, Eagle and T-55 Regal; Type 43, Skylark 3; Type 45, Swallow; Type 49, Capstan; Type 50, Skylark 4
- Wood, Metal or Glass? 1965-69 - Type 51, Dart 15 & 17 R; Type 53, Phoenix; Slingsby Schreder HP-14
- Vickers Slingsby - Type 59, Kestrel; Type 65, Vega
- The End of Sailplane Production
- References