The Glasflügel 401 "Kestrel" is a glider that was developed in 1968 for the open class.

The British company Slingsby built the Kestrel under license as the T59 and T59B.

The T59B has a wingspan of 19 metres and was developed for the 1970 World Gliding Championships.

[1] On 18 May 2005, Gordon Boettger flew 2061 km in his Kestrel in lee waves along the Sierra Nevada in the USA.

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