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the earlier Kite, a single lift strut on each side linked wing and lower fuselage. The pilot sat immediately in front of the pylon under a canopy which blended into it. The canopy and surrounding fuselage fairing lifted off in one piece for access. The cockpit revision slightly increased the length of the nose, but most of the 1030 mm (40.6 in) fuselage extension was behind the wings. The tail unit of the Kite 2 was the same as that of its predecessors, with an aerodynamically balanced rudder with a deep and rounded trailing edge mounted on a fin that was little more than a rudder-post. The tailplane, braced from below and on the top of the fuselage was far enough forward that the elevator hinges were ahead of the rudder post. There was strong taper on the horizontal surfaces and a large cut out in the elevators to allow rudder movement. A monowheel was added aft of the nose skid.
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The Kite 2 first flew in 1948. Including the prototype, three Kite 2s were built by
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16:British single-seat glider, 1948
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313:British Gliders and Sailplanes
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32:Medium performance sailplane
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311:Ellison, Norman (1971).
56:Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd.
167:General characteristics
152:Specifications (Kite 2)
95:Slingsby Type 26 Kite 2
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594:T.67 Firefly
574:T.59 Kestrel
534:T.49 Capstan
524:T.45 Swallow
499:T.37 Skylark
494:T.35 Austral
479:T.30 Prefect
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372:designations
370:Manufacturer
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725:Kirby Tutor
710:Kirby Cadet
675:Grasshopper
670:Grunau Baby
469:T.26 Kite 2
464:T.25 Gull 4
424:T.13 Petrel
384:T.3 Primary
230:Performance
115:Type 6 Kite
109:Development
97:was a post
805:Categories
680:Kirby Gull
620:Cadet TX.3
615:Cadet TX.2
610:Cadet TX.1
579:T.61 Falke
514:T.42 Eagle
379:T.1 Falcon
304:References
192:Wing area:
126:gull wings
765:Skylark 4
760:Skylark 3
755:Skylark 2
750:Skylark 1
705:King Kite
650:Falcon II
584:T.65 Vega
544:T.51 Dart
454:T.23 Kite
186:Wingspan:
157:Data from
142:Skylark 2
103:sailplane
745:Sedbergh
655:Falcon 4
645:Falcon I
489:T.34 Sky
399:T.6 Kite
790:V-Liner
785:Venture
770:Swallow
740:Prefect
735:Phoenix
700:Kestrel
695:Hengist
665:Firefly
630:Dagling
625:Capstan
603:By name
208:Airfoil
180:Length:
134:washout
24:Kite 2
730:Petrel
690:Gull 3
685:Gull 2
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660:Falke
640:Eagle
264:Notes
203:15.56
174:Crew:
65:1948
29:Role
780:Vega
635:Dart
569:T.58
564:T.57
549:T.53
529:T.46
449:T.21
444:T.20
317:ISBN
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