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    Scheibe SF 26 Super Spatz

    Topic: Engineering

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    Short description: 1960s German aircraft
    SF 26 Super Spatz
    Role Sailplane
    National origin Germany
    Manufacturer Scheibe
    Designer Egon Scheibe
    First flight 1961
    Number built 40

    The Scheibe SF 26 Super Spatz is a German sailplane that was designed by Egon Scheibe in the 1960s.

    Design

    The SF 26 Super Spatz featured 3-piece wood wing, a tail made of wood and fabric, and a steel-tube/fabric fuselage with a fiberglass nose.

    Specifications

    Data from [1]

    General characteristics

    • Crew: 1
    • Length: 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
    • Wingspan: 15.0 m (49 ft 3 in)
    • Wing area: 12.3 m2 (132 sq ft)
    • Aspect ratio: 18.2
    • Airfoil: NACA 63(215)-616/614
    • Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
    • Max takeoff weight: 310 kg (683 lb)

    Performance

    • Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
    • Rate of sink: 0.67 m/s (132 ft/min) at 89 km/h (48 kn; 55 mph)
    • Wing loading: 25.2 kg/m2 (5.2 lb/sq ft)

    References

    1. ↑ http://all-aero.com/index.php/60-gliders/9645-scheibe-sf26

    Further reading

    • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 595. 

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