The design of the Swallow was started in 1970 with the prototype completed during 1971, it was test flown from 1972. The Swallow is a cantilever
mid-wing monoplane, the name is derived from the distinctive tail unit, it has a
pusher propeller located between twin fins and rudders. The Barking converted
Volkswagen motor-car engine is mounted mid-
fuselage and drives the two-bladed variable-pitch fully feathering pusher propeller using a tubular shaft. To provide cooling a retractable air-scoop is mounted above the rear fuselage. The forward fuselage is an all-metal
monocoque structure with the rear section made from welded steel-tube with a glassfibre covering. The all-metal single
spar wing and the tandem two-seat enclosed
cockpit were taken from a
Schweizer SGS 2-32 glider. It has a bicycle type landing gear with outriggers on the wing tips, the nosewheel is retractable by hand and the main wheel is semi-prone and fixed. ==Specifications==