BRAND and MODEL
GLASER-DIRKS
TYPE
Self-launched glider
ORIGIN
Germany
ENGINE
(DG-400)
One 32 kw (43 hp) Rotax 505 two-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Length: 7 m (23 ft)
Height: 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 10.57 m² (113.8 sq ft)
Never exceed speed in smooth air: 270 km/h (168 mph)
Economical cruising speed: 130 km/h (81 mph)
Max cruising speed: 140 km/h (87 mph)
Range in level flight: 400 km (249 miles)
Range on cruise and soar: 750 km (470 miles)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
G limits: +6/-4
Max glide ratio: 47 at 110 km/h (68 mph)
Rate of climb at 80 km/h (50 mph): 234 m/min (768 ft/min)
Rate of sink: 30 m/min (98 ft/min)
Wing loading: 43.5 kg/m² (89 lb/sq ft)
Stalling speed: 64 km/h (39 mph)
Take-off run: 200 m (656 ft)
Empty weight: 310 kg (683 lb)
Payload: 155 kg (342 lb)
Loaded weight: 460 kg (1,014 lb)
PHOTO
abpic.co.uk:Source of phothograph
