Dart Cambridge
Dart Aircraft · United Kingdom · first flew 1935 · glider
The Dart Cambridge was a single-seat competition sailplane built in the United Kingdom in the 1930s. It was a development of the Grunau Baby.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Wing mounted on a raised pylon just behind the cockpit with single lift struts from the lower fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Wing mounted on a raised pylon just behind the cockpit with single lift struts from the lower fuselage
- Wing of constant chord to about half span, then a slightly swept leading edge and elliptically tapered trailing edge
- Smooth plywood monocoque fuselage with an open cockpit
A strut-braced high-wing glider with a slender monocoque fuselage, a pointed tailplane and an almost semi-circular rudder; no flaps or airbrakes were fitted.
Specifications
- The Dart Cambridge has a length of 6.5 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 14.12 m (46 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It first appeared as the Zander and Weyl Cambridge and made its first flight on 1 December 1935, a few months before the firm became Dart Aircraft Ltd. It kept the Baby wing, slightly increased in span, and added a monocoque fuselage, a larger tailplane and a new rudder.
Variants
The second aircraft, the Cambridge 2, was a little lighter and had larger ailerons.
Where you'll see it
Only two were built and they flew with gliding clubs. The first was owned by the Duke of Grafton, a founding member of the Cambridge University Gliding Club.
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