Slingsby Aviation
Slingsby Aviation Ltd.. is a British manufacturer of aircraft, gliders and aircraft and airport facilities.
History
The company was founded by Frederick Nicholas Slingsby in 1930 in Kirkbymoorside (North Yorkshire ) as Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd.. founded and was quickly known for their high-performance gliders. As at the outbreak of the Second World War, the private glider in England came to a standstill, Slingsby looked for other legs to get its operation. So he worked as a trader for the British aircraft manufacturer Avro and made rowing for the Avro Anson. Also he received from the British air force soon an order for some gliders that were needed for radar testing. These orders kept the company initially economically alive.
Even better was the situation after application of the Air Training Corps (ATC ) of the RAF for the production of training gliders. In addition, Slingsby was awarded the contract to manufacture the Hengist load sailor, who was intended for the transport and the deposition of troops for Operation Overlord. These orders and repair work and the manufacture of aircraft parts secured the company 's economic survival during the war.
Slingsby today
Today Slingsby Aviation is a supplier of a wide range of areas, but mainly in the field of defense.
For example, rudders are made for submarines or special helmets for the military sector.
But Slingsby is also known for building the SAH2200 air cushion vehicle and a two-seater single-engine training aircraft. This machine was a collaboration with the French aircraft manufacturer Fournier. Between Fournier and Slingsby was a license agreement, RF6B build after the Slingsby Fournier one hand under license, on the other hand also could further develop. Thus, the Slingsby T67 Firefly was created for various customers, mostly in the military field.
Model (selection)
- T.18 Hengist
- T.21B Sedbergh
- T.37 Skylark
- T.42 Eagle
- T.45 Swallow
- T.49 capstan
T.61E venture
When T.61E is a licensed version of the Scheibe SF 25 Hawks for training purposes at the British Air Cadets. A total of 40 copies were made , which were used from 1970 to 1977. As part of a modernization program they were to ' venture MK II' rebuilt and used until 1982 when the Air Cadets.