Here is some info on the Slingsby:
SLINGSBY HENGIST - Troop transport glider designed in accordance with OR.98 and to Specification X.25/40 issued in February 1941. The Slingsby T.18 Hengist was designed to carry 15 troops (including the pilot) and to be towed at max speed of 150 mph (241 km/h) EAS, in trains of three (loaded) or five (unloaded). Four prototypes ordered late 1940, of which the first flew at Dishforth in January 1942, behind a Whitley. Fourteen production Hengist Is delivered February 1943-March 1944, of which two reached the Glider Pilots' Exercise Unit and others remained at experimental units or in store until struck off strength in 1946. A strengthened undercarriage used on production aircraft was identified as the Mk III by Slingsby; this designation did not apply to the Hengist, which remained the Mk I throughout.
Towing speed, 130 mph (209 km/h).
Empty weight, 4,629 Ib (2,100 kg).
Gross weight, 8,350 Ib (3,788 kg).
Span, 80 ft 0 in (24.38 m).
Length, 56 ft 5'12 in (17.22 m).
Wing area, 780 sqft (72.46 m2).
http://www.jaapteeuwen.com/ww2aircra...%20HENGIST.htm
What an interesting concept.
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