The Slingsby T.49 Capstan is a British two-seat

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of the 1960s built by Slingsby Sailplanes as a replacement for their earlier Type 42 Eagle. It is a high-winged

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of wooden construction, the last two-seat wooden glider built by Slingsby,Slingsby
", www.sailplanedirectory.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009. 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

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canopy. The prototype T.49A first flew in 1961, and it entered production as the T.49B in 1963.Taylor 1969, p.550. Thirty-four Capstans were built, one of which was fitted with an auxiliary engine with the designation T.49C Powered Capstan.

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References

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'', 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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