A single-seat sailplane designed and built by Dart Aircraft Ltd, Dunstable, of conventional wooden construction.
It was similar to the German designed Grunau Baby but with a rounded monocoque fuselage. It featured strut-braced wings, with no flaps or airbrakes. The undercarriage was a main and tail skid.
The first flight of the prototype was at Dunstable, on 1 December 1935.
The Cambridge 2 was slightly lighter in weight, but with larger ailerons.
Wing span: 14.12 m / 46 ft 4 in
Length: 6.50 m / 21 ft 4 in
Wing area: 14.86 sq.m / 160 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 13.24
Wing section: Gottingen 535
Empty weight: 111.13 kg / 245 lb
AUW: 204.12 kg / 450 lb
Wing loading: 13.71 kg/sq.m / 2.81lb/sq.ft
Max L/D: 19
Stall: 42 kph / 26 mph
Min sink: 0.91 m/sec / 3 ft/sec
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