A single-seat sailplane designed by G.M. (Mungo) Buxton and built by Slingsby Sailplanes in 1935.
The sole example built was of conventional wooden construction, cantilever wing, with no air brakes or flaps. The undercarriage was main skid and tail skid.
With Slingsby c/n 215C and C of A No BGA242, the first flight was made at Sutton Bank, Yorkshire on 27 May 1935.
It was flown by Phillip Wills in the 1937 International Competitions at the Wasserkuppe, registered G-GAAA.
Later registered as BGA.301.
Sold to South Africa in 1938 where it was registered ZS-23.
The initial layout of the Buxton Hjordis 2 were commenced by Mungo Buxton but it was built as the Slingsby T.9 King Kite. Many of the King Kite drawings were entitled Hjodris 2 (King Kite).
Wingspan: 15.54 m / 51 ft 0 in
Length: 6.58 m / 21 ft 7 in
Wing area: 11.52 sq.m / 124 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 21
Wing section: Gottingen 652 root / RAF 32 tip
Empty weright: 143.79 kg / 317 lb
AUW: 217.72 kg / 480 lb
Wing loading: 18.94 kg/sq.m / 3.88 lb/sq.ft
Max L/D: 24
Min sink: 0.61 m/sec at 56 kph / 2 ft/sec at 35 mph
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