Scott Viking 1
Scott Light Aircraft · United Kingdom · first flew 1938 · glider
The Scott Viking 1 was a single-seat, high-performance glider designed and built in the UK just before the Second World War.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.05 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-seat high-performance sailplane
- Shoulder-mounted wing of 15.5 m span
- Wing section changing from Göttingen 535 at the root to symmetric at the tip
A single-seat sailplane with a shoulder-mounted wing of 15.4 aspect ratio.
Specifications
- The Scott Viking 1 has a length of 6.05 m (20 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 15.54 m (51 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was designed by W. R. Scott and built by Scott Light Aircraft Ltd at Dunstable. It first flew on 6 November 1938.
Variants
The Scott Viking 2 was a variant of the design.
Where you'll see it
Only four were constructed. One set records in Argentina and another remained active into the 1980s.
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