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211:British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922-1970
921:1950s British military trainer aircraft
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303:80 mph (129 km/h, 70 kn)
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426:Gliders & Sailplanes of the World
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249:173.9 sq ft (16.16 m)
237:39 ft 0 in (11.88 m)
152:The RAF designated the glider the
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204:Specifications (Grasshopper TX.1)
149:between 1952 and the late 1980s.
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273:293 lb (132.9 kg)
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395:Ellison, Norman (1971).
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216:General characteristics
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385:Hardy 1982, p. 115.
116:Slingsby Sailplanes
35:General information
320:Air Training Corps
299:Never exceed speed
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136:SG 38 Schulgleiter
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684:T.59 Kestrel
644:T.49 Capstan
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820:Kirby Cadet
785:Grasshopper
780:Grunau Baby
579:T.26 Kite 2
574:T.25 Gull 4
534:T.13 Petrel
494:T.3 Primary
285:Performance
126:Development
915:Categories
790:Kirby Gull
730:Cadet TX.3
725:Cadet TX.2
720:Cadet TX.1
689:T.61 Falke
624:T.42 Eagle
489:T.1 Falcon
365:References
247:Wing area:
875:Skylark 4
870:Skylark 3
865:Skylark 2
860:Skylark 1
815:King Kite
760:Falcon II
694:T.65 Vega
654:T.51 Dart
564:T.23 Kite
235:Wingspan:
209:Data from
177:Operators
147:Squadrons
114:built by
110:training
855:Sedbergh
765:Falcon 4
755:Falcon I
599:T.34 Sky
509:T.6 Kite
314:See also
171:EoN Eton
118:for the
900:V-Liner
895:Venture
880:Swallow
850:Prefect
845:Phoenix
810:Kestrel
805:Hengist
775:Firefly
740:Dagling
735:Capstan
713:By name
263:Airfoil
241:Height:
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134:German
108:primary
78:History
840:Petrel
800:Gull 3
795:Gull 2
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160:Launch
112:glider
770:Falke
750:Eagle
370:Notes
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890:Vega
745:Dart
679:T.58
674:T.57
659:T.53
639:T.46
559:T.21
554:T.20
430:ISBN
401:ISBN
258:8.73
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