Slingsby Vega
| Type designation | T-65 Vega | T-65C Sport Vega |
| Competition class | 15 Metre class | |
| Number built | 70 | |
| Crew | 1 | |
| Length | 6.72 m | |
| Wingspan | 15 m | |
| Wing area | 10.05 m² | |
| Aspect ratio | 22.4 | |
| Wing profile | Wortmann FX 67-K-15 | |
| Empty mass | 236 kg | |
| Water ballast | 160 kg | |
| Maximum mass | 508 kg | |
| Wing loading | 30.5 - 50.5 kg/m² | |
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h | |
| Rough air speed | 270 km/h | |
| Minimum sink rate | 0.67 m/s | |
| Best glide ratio | 42 | |
The Vickers-Slingsby T-65 Vega is a 15 metre class sailplane. Of fibreglass construction, it features linked camber changing flaps and airbrakes and a retractable main and tailwheel. The Vega first flew on 3 June 1977. A simplified version called the T-65C Sport Vega has a non-retractable mainwheel and hinged trailing edge airbrakes instead of flaps, this version first flew on 18 December 1979. This version of the Vega had no provision for water ballast.
References
- Andrew Coates, Janes World Sailplanes and Motorgliders, ISBN 0 354 01119 7
- Michael Hardy, Gliders and Sailplanes of the World, ISBN 0 7110 1152 4
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