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was mounted on top of the fuselage and placed far enough forward that the divided elevators were ahead of the rudder hinge, avoiding the need for a large cut out for rudder movement. The fin was small, but the horn balanced rudder was generous in area, slightly pointed and with a rounded, copper
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and no orders resulted. The second prototype was written off in an accident in
December 1946, but in 1948, owing to delays in the T21 entering service, the remaining two Falcon 4s were tested in order to allow them to be cleared for service with the ATC. The third prototype was written off during
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from about 1930 and notable for their swept wings. In contrast, the Falcon 4 was a tandem seat training glider intended for an ATC role and built to
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The first flight was in April 1946 and two other prototypes followed, but the aircraft was expensive to produce and offered no advantage over the
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these trials in August 1948, but in 1949, the remaining Falcon 4 entered service with the ATC gliding school at
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153:The wing of the Falcon 4 was of quite low
459:Slingsby Sailplanes and Slingsby Aviation
291:3.46 lb/sq ft (16.9 kg/m)
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246:266 sq ft (24.7 m)
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390:. London: A & C Black Ltd.
388:British Gliders and Sailplanes
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197:. It was sold in March 1953.
16:British two-seat glider, 1946
917:Aircraft first flown in 1946
276:1,200 lb (544 kg)
157:, with a straight, unswept
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38:Slingsby Falcon 4 (VM109)
270:775 lb (352 kg)
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907:1940s British sailplanes
386:Ellison, Norman (1971).
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102:was a two-seat training
73:Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd.
219:General characteristics
134:, all derived from the
100:Slingsby T.24 Falcon 4
922:Parasol-wing aircraft
457:Aircraft produced by
148:Hooton Park, Cheshire
912:Slingsby aircraft
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580:T.31 Tandem Tutor
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690:T.67 Firefly
670:T.59 Kestrel
630:T.49 Capstan
620:T.45 Swallow
595:T.37 Skylark
590:T.35 Austral
575:T.30 Prefect
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535:T.18 Hengist
468:designations
466:Manufacturer
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155:aspect ratio
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112:World War II
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88:Number built
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821:Kirby Tutor
806:Kirby Cadet
771:Grasshopper
766:Grunau Baby
565:T.26 Kite 2
560:T.25 Gull 4
520:T.13 Petrel
480:T.3 Primary
370:Simons 1994
358:Simons 1994
282:Performance
128:Falcon 1, 2
122:Development
110:just after
82:April 1946
901:Categories
776:Kirby Gull
716:Cadet TX.3
711:Cadet TX.2
706:Cadet TX.1
675:T.61 Falke
610:T.42 Eagle
475:T.1 Falcon
380:References
264:NACA 2R,12
244:Wing area:
861:Skylark 4
856:Skylark 3
851:Skylark 2
846:Skylark 1
801:King Kite
746:Falcon II
680:T.65 Vega
640:T.51 Dart
550:T.23 Kite
417:0143-7240
238:Wingspan:
209:Data from
182:tailplane
178:longerons
46:Training
24:Falcon 4
841:Sedbergh
751:Falcon 4
741:Falcon I
585:T.34 Sky
495:T.6 Kite
175:fuselage
167:ailerons
886:V-Liner
881:Venture
866:Swallow
836:Prefect
831:Phoenix
796:Kestrel
791:Hengist
761:Firefly
726:Dagling
721:Capstan
699:By name
260:Airfoil
232:Length:
195:Detling
826:Petrel
786:Gull 3
781:Gull 2
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756:Falke
736:Eagle
298:Notes
226:Crew:
146:. of
43:Role
876:Vega
731:Dart
665:T.58
660:T.57
645:T.53
625:T.46
545:T.21
540:T.20
413:ISSN
392:ISBN
255:10.8
171:spar
130:and
114:for
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