The Chard Osprey standard class glider was designed and built of conventional wooden construction by Keith Chard at Lasham, UK, using a Slingsby T.51 Dart 15 fuselage and tail, c/n 1457. The wings were designed and built by Chard. No flaps or airbrakes were fitted.
The wing sections were Chard KC-24 at root, Chard KC-29 at mid-point, and KC-30 at tip.
It was first flown on 15 May 1966.
Wingspan: 15.0 m / 49 ft 2.5 in
Length: 7.47 m / 25 ft 5 in
Wing area: 12.35 sq.m / 133 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 18.3
Empty weight: 249.02 kg / 549 lb
AUW: 358.34 kg / 790 lb
Wing loading: 29.04 kg/sq.m / 5.95 lb/sq.ft
Max L/D: 34
Min sink: 0.64 m/sec at 85 kph / 2.1 ft/sec at 53 mph
All Aero 