Slingsby Primary
| T.3 Dagling | |
|---|---|
| |
| Original RRG Zögling 1931. | |
| Role | Primary training glider |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Slingsby Sailplanes |
| Designer | Reginald Foster Dagnall |
| Number built | at least 67 (by Slingsby) |
| Developed from | Lippisch Zögling
|
The Slingsby T.3 Primary (a.k.a. Dagling) was a single-seat training glider produced in the 1930s by
Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire
.
Design and development
During the 1920s
Zögling (Pupil in English) had an all-wood fuselage but Wolf Hirth
instigated a redesign of the rear fuselage using steel tubes.
History
The plans for the modified Zögling made their way via the United States to the
T.38 Grasshopper which was produced for the Air Training Corps
in the 1950s.
Operators
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Variants
- Slingsby T.3 Primary
- Derived from the Wolf Hirth-modified Zögling
- RFD Primary Type AT
- Production of the Primary by the R.F.D. Co, named Dagling from a contraction of Dagnall and Zögling.
- Hawkridge Dagling
- A modified Dagnall built post World War II by the Hawkridge Aircraft Co.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 17 ft 10 in (5.447 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 4 in (10.35 m)
- Wing area: 162 sq ft (15.06 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 11.1
- Airfoil: Göttingen 326
- Empty weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
- Gross weight: 380 lb (173 kg)
Performance
See also
Related development
- Zögling
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper
Related lists
References
- Ellison, N.H. British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922-1970. A & C Black, 1971
- Simons, M. Slingsby Sailplanes. Airlife Publishing, 1996 - ISBN 1-85310-732-8