The Vickers-Slingsby T-65 Vega is a
15-metre class
The IYRU Fifteen Metre class yachts are constructed to the First International rule of 1907. A total of twenty 15mR yachts were built between 1907 and 1917, the four that have survived are still actively raced.
History
The IYRU International Ru ...
class
glider
Glider may refer to:
Aircraft and transport Aircraft
* Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight
** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...
which first flew on 3 June 1977. Of
fibreglass
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construction, it features linked camber-changing
flaps and
airbrakes, and a retractable main and tailwheel.
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A simplified version called the T-65C Sport Vega has a non-retractable mainwheel and hinged trailing edge airbrakes instead of flaps. This version of the Vega first flew on 18 December 1979 and has no provision for water ballast.][
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Variants
Data from:[
;T65A
:Initial production version first flown in 1977.
;T65B
:One production glider was designated T65B.
;T65C Sport Vega
:Fixed-wheel with no flaps or water ballast, first flown in 1980.
;T65D Vega
:Increased water ballast to 350 lb (160 kg) and increased all up weight to 1,120 lb (510 kg).
;Vega 17L
:Gliders fitted with optional wingtips to increase span to 17 metres.
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Specifications (T65D)
References
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*Martin Simons, ''Slingsby Sailplanes'',
External links
British Gliding Association data sheet
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1970s British sailplanes
Glider aircraft
Vega
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Mid-wing aircraft