Top speed 250 km/h Length 6.72 m | Wingspan 15 m First flight June 3, 1977 | |
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The Vickers-Slingsby T-65 Vega is a 15 metre class glider which first flew on 3 June 1977. Of fibreglass 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.
Variants
Data from:
Specifications (T65D)
Data from Slingsby Sailplanes.
General characteristics
Performance
References
Slingsby Vega Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA