Slingsby Hengist

The Slingsby Hengist was a British military glider designed and built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd. Like other British troop carrying gliders in the Second World War it was named after military figures whose name began with H in this case the Jute invader Hengist.

De Slingsby Hengist wordt ontwikkeld in het geval de Horsa toch niet aan de verwachting zou voldoen. Als er achttien geproduceerd zijn, wordt de productie gestopt.1

Made by Slingsby Aviation.

The Slingsby Hengist was a British Military glider designed and built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd in the Second World War.2
Jet Or Prop
neither
Designer
John Carver Meadows Frost
Length Alt
17.22 m
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF* List of aircraft of the Army Air Corps* List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II* List of World War II military gliders
Loaded Weight Main
8350.0
Loading Main
11
Capacity
14
Airfoil
NACA 2415
NACA 4412
Number Built
18
Crew
1
Retired
1946
Span Main
80.0
Area Main
780.0
Span Alt
24.38 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Slingsby Aviation
First Flight
January 1942
Production End Year
1944
Loaded Weight Alt
3790.0
Production Start Year
1942
Max Speed Main
7800.0
Empty Weight Alt
2100.0
Length Main
56.5
Area Alt
72.46 m²
Similar Aircraft
* Waco CG-4A* General Aircraft Hamilcar * Airspeed Horsa * General Aircraft Hotspur * DFS 230 * Gotha Go 242
Empty Weight Main
4629.0
Category
British military transport aircraft 1940-1949
Glider aircraft
Slingsby aircraft
Produced
1942
Loading Alt
52

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