Development Slingsby Skylark 4



skylark iv bla @ borders gliding club, milfield, northumberland


behind cockpit fuselage semi-monocoque, elliptical in cross section , built around spruce frames plywood skin. fuselage line no longer fell away rapidly behind trailing edge, continued straight tail, tapered , clipped tailplane , elevators mounted on top, far enough forward rudder hinge behind elevators. these surfaces plywood covered. fin , rudder tapered , flat topped; fin ply-skinned, unbalanced rudder fabric covered.



skylark iv fuselage prepared rigging @ borders gliding club,


the undercarriage conventional, nose skid, fixed monowheel , tail bumper. simple-friction wheelbrake applied mainwheel pulling on airbrake lever @ end of furthest travel.


the cockpit ahead of wing leading-edge, enclosed lengthened perspex canopy, , skylark 4 80 mm (4 in) longer predecessor.








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