Slingsby T65 Vega production list


T65A Vega - First flown June 1977
T65B Vega
T65C Sport Vega - fixed wheel, no flaps or water ballast, first flown Spring 1980
T65D Vega - increased water ballast and Kevlar wing skins

Vega 17L - development with optional wingtips increasing span to 17 metres.
Aircraft modified include BGA nos. 2455, 2458, 2496, 2508, 2544, 2578, 2579, 2580, 2592, 2611, 2715, 2800, 3116

Total production: 70 aircraft

Type Ser No. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 / Remarks
T65A 1885 G-BEJJ

Withdrawn from use
T65A 1886 G-BFIO N4312B
Abandoned after elevator failure, Hemet, CA 23.4.85
T65A 1887 G-BFWJ BGA 3116
Crashed near Willington 7.7.91
T65A 1888 G-BFYW BGA 2592 G-BFYW
T65A 1889 (G-BFZN) G-VEGA BGA 2729 G-VEGA
T65A 1890 G-BGBV BGA 2800 G-BGBV
T65A 1891 G-BGCA BGA 2807 G-DEMZ
T65A 1892 G-BGCB BGA 2794 G-BGCB
T65A 1893 G-BGCU BGA 2611 G-BGCU
T65A 1894 G-7-101 N9023F N157HH
T65A 1895 N333VV


T65A 1896 BGA 2448 G-DDWW

T65A 1897 N9023H BGA 3392 G-CFNK
T65A 1898 BGA 2445 G-DDWT

T65A 1899 N9023N

Crashed in mountains near Minden, Nevada 20.6.79
T65A 1900 BGA 2454

Crashed near Talgarth 19.1.92
T65A 1901 BGA 2455 G-DDXD

T65A 1902 BGA 2456 G-DDXE

T65A 1903 BGA 2457 G-DDXF

T65B 1904 G-BGSP

Wing broke off in flight, Rieti, Italy 7.8.79
T65A 1905 BGA 2467

Cancelled
T65A 1906 BGA 2458 G-DDXG

T65A 1907 BGA 2496 G-DDZA

T65A 1908 BGA 2497 G-DDZB

T65A 1909 BGA 2507 G-DDZM
Hit tree on field landing 23.8.11
T65A 1910 BGA 2508 G-DDZN

T65A 1911 BGA 2509 G-DDZP

T65A 1912 BGA 2523 G-EEAD

T65A 1913 BGA 2526 G-DEAG

T65A 1914 BGA 2544 G-EEBA

T65A 1915 G-BHDC ZS-GOI

T65A 1916 BGA 2576 G-DECJ

T65A 1917 BGA 2577 G-EECK
Crashed on approach, Portmoak 13.10.21
T65A 1918 BGA 2578 G-DECL

T65A 1919 BGA 2579 G-DECM

T65A 1920 BGA 2580 ZK-GSV

T65A 1921 BGA 2682

Groundlooped on field landing, Challock 20.6.06
T65C 1922 BGA 2622 EI-129 BGA 2622 G-DEEG
T65A 1923 N8477H


T65D 1924 N444XX


T65D 1925 N8477N


T65A 1926 N111XX


T65A 1927 N3751Q


T65D 1928 BGA 2613 G-DEDX

T65D 1929 BGA 2614 G-DEDY

T65D 1930 BGA 2715 RAFGGA 510BGA 2715 G-DEJD
T65C 1931 BGA 2615 G-DEDZ

T65C 1932 BGA 2616 G-DEEA

T65D 1933 BGA 2681 G-DEGT

T65D 1934 BGA 2774 G-DELO

T65D 1935 BGA 2796 G-DEMN

T65C 1936 BGA 2669 G-DEGF

T65C 1937 BGA 2685 RAFGSA R23 BGA 2685 G-DEGX
T65C 1938 BGA 2660 G-DEFW

T65C 1939 BGA 2670

Hit hedge on field landing near Talgarth 30.8.05
T65C 1940 BGA 2694 G-DEHG

T65D 1941 BGA 2710 G-DEHY

T65C 1942 BGA 2700 G-BILH BGA 2700 G-BILH
T65C 1943 BGA 2671 G-DEGH

T65C 1944 BGA 2672 G-DEGJ

T65C 1945 BGA 2713 G-DEJB

T65C 1946 BGA 2714 G-DEJC

T65C 1947 BGA 2716 G-DEJE

T65C 1948 BGA 2728


T65C 1949 BGA 2758

Hit trees on approach, Wormingford 23.6.02
T65C 1950 BGA 2763 G-DELD

T65C 1951 BGA 2792 G-DEMJ

T65C 1952 BGA 2797 G-DEMP

T65C 1953 BGA 2798

Crashed on aerotow take-off, Aboyne 8.8.88
T65C 1954 BGA 2799 G-DEMR



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