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1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hermione Hoare in Falcon III glider, probably at Dunstable, c. 1938 (5796124274): whatsthatpicture from Hanwell, London, UK· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Slingsby T.4 Falcon 3 was a two-seat training glider produced from 1935, by Fred Slingsby in Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire.
How to recognise it: parasol wing · 17.7 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
- Wingspan of 17.7 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1935
- number built
- 9
- role
- primary training glider
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- Slingsby Aviation
- engines
- none (glider)
- length
- 6.7 m
- wingspan
- 17.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 408 kg
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
- wings
- parasol wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q686104, Wikipedia: Slingsby Falcon III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.