Dart Totternhoe

A single-seat secondary glider designed and built by Dart Aircraft Ltd, Dunstable. Of conventional wooden construction, the braced wing had two struts on each side, and no air brakes or flaps were fitted.

The first glider had its test flights in May 1936.

Wing span: 11.8 m / 38 ft 8.5 in
Length: 6.55 m / 21 ft 6 in
Wing area: 17.84 sq.m / 192 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 7.75
Wing section: Gottingen 532
Empty weight: 117.94 kg / 260 lb
AUW: 208.66 kg / 460 lb
Wing loading: 11.71 kg/sq.m / 2.4 lb/sq.ft
Max L/D: 23 at 42 kph / 26 mph

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