Davis-Costin Condor

A two-seat tandem sailplane designed and built by F.Davis and F.Costin in 1953 and built at Portsmouth, UK.

Of conventional wooden construction, the wing was Go.426 mod. At the root, NACA 64, 110 at tip, special at mid-point. The wing was braced with two struts each side. No flaps or airbrakes were fitted but an emergency parachute was fitted.

It was first flown in 1952, it was rebuilt by P.Davis as a Series 2 with a longer nose and other detail alterations in 1960.

It was written off on 25 June 1961. Only the one was built and no C of A was issued.

Condor
Wingspan: 13.56 m / 44 ft 6 in
Length: 7.24 m / 23 ft 9 in
Wing area: 13.94 sq.m / 150 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 10.4
Empty weight: 189.6 kg / 418 lb
Max L/D: 22 at 65 kph / 40 mph
Min sink: 0.76 m/sec / 2.5 f/se at 55 kph / 34 mph

Condor 2
Wingspan: 13.56 m / 44 ft 6 in
Length: 7.44 m / 24 ft 5 in
Wing area: 13.94 sq.m / 150 sq.ft
Aspect ratio: 10.4
Empty weight: 192.78 kg / 425 lb

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