About the Website
The primary purpose of this website is educational and to provide a place to bring together a wide range of resources to help tell the ongoing history of Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd, the gliders and sailplanes the company produced, the personalities involved both in manufacturing and flying them, and and the flights they have undertaken.
Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd was the largest producer of recreational gliders and sailplanes in the UK, by some estimates over 80% of the total UK production. Consequently Slingsby's have had a major part to play not only in UK gliding history, but the history of the sport of soaring world wide.
In tandem with this website which is in a continual state of development there is an accompanying Facebook site for 'fans' of Slingsby Sailplanes.
Note this site is a “living document”. I will add and edit accordingly as new information becomes available, and this may well include correcting mistakes. If you have new information or you think you've found a mistake please contact the author via [email protected].
Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd was the largest producer of recreational gliders and sailplanes in the UK, by some estimates over 80% of the total UK production. Consequently Slingsby's have had a major part to play not only in UK gliding history, but the history of the sport of soaring world wide.
In tandem with this website which is in a continual state of development there is an accompanying Facebook site for 'fans' of Slingsby Sailplanes.
Note this site is a “living document”. I will add and edit accordingly as new information becomes available, and this may well include correcting mistakes. If you have new information or you think you've found a mistake please contact the author via [email protected].