The Cadet UT-1 is an American single-seat,

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Alex Dawydoff Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple ...

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Slingsby Kirby Cadet The Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet is a British training glider designed and built by Slingsby that first flew in 1935 and saw service with the Royal Air Force for use by the Air Training Corps as the Cadet TX.1 throughout the 1950, 1960s and 1970s.R ...

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Cadet Aeronautics A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...

.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory,

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November 1983. USPS 499-920

Design and development

In 1942 Dawydoff obtained the plans and the rights to produce the Slingsby Cadet under licence from

Fred Slingsby Frederick 'Fred' Nicholas Slingsby MM (6 November 1894 – 21 May 1973) was the founder of Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd (later Slingsby Aviation). Slingsby was born 6 November 1894 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, the son of Reuben and Charlotte ...

. Dawydoff had the plans redrawn to US measurements, the structural strength increased, plus a new tow hook and wing rigging design. The wing is assembled using just one long pin per wing. The UT-1 is built predominantly from wood, with the

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wooden framed and covered in plywood. The wing and tail are also wooden-framed and covered in doped

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wing is supported by dual

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s. Dawydoff's plan was to gain government support to provide the UT-1 in kit form for assembly by schools and clubs. The government money was not forthcoming and the post-war period saw a large number of surplus military training gliders saturate the market. As a result, only one UT-1 was completed. It is now located in the

National Soaring Museum The National Soaring Museum (NSM) is an aviation museum whose stated aim is to preserve the history of motorless flight. It is located on top of Harris Hill near Elmira, New York, United States. The NSM is the Soaring Society of America's officia ...

Design and development

Aircraft on display

Specifications (UT-1)

See also

References