BRAND and MODEL
VALENTIN TAIFUN
TYPE
Two-seat self-launched glider
ORIGIN
Germany
ENGINE
One 67 kw (90 hp) Limbach L-2400EB four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Length: 7.78 m (25 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.48 m (8 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 17.6 m² (189 sq ft)
Max speed: 245 km/h (152 mph)
Rate of climb: 192 m/min (630 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
Range: 1,250 km (777 miles)
Empty weight: 600 kg (1,320 lb)
Loaded weight: 820 kg (1,810 lb)
PHOTO
Airliners.net:Source of phothograph
