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Slingsby T50 Skylark 4 BSR

No C of A at the moment

BGA Number 1202 

Trigraph BSR

Skylark 4

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1

  • Length: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)

  • Wingspan: 59 ft 9 in (18.2 m)

  • Height: 3 ft 5 in (1.04 m) at cockpit

  • Wing area: 173.0 sq ft (16.07 m2)

  • Aspect ratio: 20.5

  • Airfoil: NACA 633-620 inboard and NACA 6415 at tips

  • Empty weight: 569 lb (258 kg)

  • Max weight: 829 lb (376 kg)

  • Max weight 880 lb (399 kg) Non-aerobatic (BGA concession TNS 09/70)

Performance

  • Stall speed: 32 kn (37 mph, 60 km/h)

  • Never exceed speed, Vne: 123 kn (142 mph, 228 km/h)

  • Rough air speed max: 76 kn (87.5 mph; 140.8 km/h)

  • Aerotow speed: 76 kn (87.5 mph; 140.8 km/h)

  • Winch launch speed: 76 kn (87.5 mph; 140.8 km/h)

  • Airbrakes open: 123 kn

  • g limits: +4, 0 at 120 kn (138.1 mph; 222.2 km/h)

  • Rate of sink: 104 ft/min (0.53 m/s) at 37.25 kn (42.9 mph; 69.0 km/h)

  • Lift-to-drag: 36 at 41 kn (47.2 mph; 75.9 km/h)

  • Wing loading: 4.78 lb/sq ft (23.35 kg/m2)

Placard

  • Non Aerobatic

  • Max solo weight 115 kg (17st 13lb)

  • Min solo weight 75 kg (11st 11lb)

  • weighed on 10/11/2019

data from BGA TCDS 6/11/2001

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