Slingsby Eagle

The wings are built up from wood with plywood covering back to the rear spar inboard of the ailerons and forward of the mainspar outboard.

A rectangular constant-thickness/chord ratio centre section sits atop the fuselage out to approximately 1/5 span each side where the tapering outer wings are fitted, with the leading edge unswept.

Large, effective plate-type airbrakes are fitted, aft of the mainspar, to the wings at approximately 1/3 span extending out from upper and lower surfaces.

The undercarriage comprises a single mainwheel just aft of the loaded centre of gravity with a large nose skid faired in with leather or canvas and a metal tailskid.

209–210 Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde, and [2] Bridgman 1956, p. 92, Flight (1957)General characteristics Performance