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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Jan 2011, 13:49

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

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Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

T53 Handling, further memories

Hi Baz

I have just been refreshing my memory on the improved handling of
the YS53 Sovereign. There were two improvements I failed to mention:

These were:

1. Vastly improved handling on...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

29th Dec 2010, 15:07

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

Views: 37,485

Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

T53 with JS

Hi Roy

My logbook says the flight with your dad took place at Wombleton on
30 March 1967 in the sole T53A ptototype. I do not know the works No of the aircraft but it is almost certainly...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Dec 2010, 19:29

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

Views: 37,485

Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

T53 Handling

Hi|Baz

The main handling difference was much better directional stability of aircraft having the extra fin area on top of the fin. This was a Slingsby
mod on the last T53 they built, works No...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Dec 2010, 15:18

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

Views: 37,485

Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

T53 Flight Test

Hi

I have Flight Test Reports for all variants except the first prototype
T53A with flaps. As far as I am aware no quantitative testing was
carried out, only qualitative flying being completed...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Dec 2010, 15:53

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

Views: 37,485

Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

Swallow name origin

Hi Roy

The Swallow was intended to be called Sparrow but when Slingsbys
general manager John Reussner was flying the prototype at low level along the hill at Sutton Bank for Fred Slingsby to...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Dec 2010, 11:40

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

Views: 37,485

Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

Identity error

Hi Roy

The gentleman pictured with Arthur Brayshaw by the Gull 1 is not J K Rushton but is F N Slingsby himself.

Regards

GBW

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Dec 2010, 11:35

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

Views: 37,485

Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

Gemini

Hi PW

The last I heard of the Gemini was that some twit retracted the undercart
on the ground and I believe it was written off.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Dec 2010, 15:29

Replies: 87

Slingsby T53B

Views: 37,485

Posted By Golf Bravo Whisky

T53 Flight Test

I carried out the test Flying of the T53B in company with Derek Piggot and also flew The T53A with John Sellars as a Passenger in the rear seat plus
some extra flights for air to air photography.
I...

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