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Utilising the wings, struts and tail unit of the T.8 Kirby Tutor, the T.29 Motor Tutor had a new fuselage incorporating a wheeled undercarriage and the cockpit under the wing centre section. Early trials revealed resonance of the front wing struts, which was rectified by adding a vertical bracing
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1 × J.A.P. 2-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed, 37 hp (28 kW)
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185:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1952–53
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267:807 lb (366 kg)
261:570 lb (259 kg)
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335:Slingsby T.8 Kirby Kadet
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118:Slingsby T.8 Kirby Tutor
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190:General characteristics
178:Specifications (T.29B)
172:Air Registration Board
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164:Scott Flying Squirrel
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385:Bridgman, Leonard.
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617:T.49 Capstan
607:T.45 Swallow
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552:T.26 Kite 2
547:T.25 Gull 4
507:T.13 Petrel
467:T.3 Primary
399:Simons, M.
285:Performance
277:Powerplant:
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158:Development
154:launching.
53:Motorglider
888:Categories
763:Kirby Gull
703:Cadet TX.3
698:Cadet TX.2
693:Cadet TX.1
662:T.61 Falke
597:T.42 Eagle
462:T.1 Falcon
365:References
235:Wing area:
848:Skylark 4
843:Skylark 3
838:Skylark 2
833:Skylark 1
788:King Kite
733:Falcon II
667:T.65 Vega
627:T.51 Dart
537:T.23 Kite
347:BAC Drone
209:Wingspan:
183:Data from
139:Yorkshire
84:Designer
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738:Falcon 4
728:Falcon I
572:T.34 Sky
482:T.6 Kite
329:See also
152:aero-tow
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868:Venture
853:Swallow
823:Prefect
818:Phoenix
783:Kestrel
778:Hengist
748:Firefly
713:Dagling
708:Capstan
686:By name
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718:Dart
652:T.58
647:T.57
632:T.53
612:T.46
532:T.21
527:T.20
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