Akaflieg Stuttgart fs24

what is it?

The Akaflieg Stuttgart fs24, nicknamed Phönix (German: "Phoenix"), was a glider designed and built in West Germany from 1951.

🔎How to recognise it: mid wing · 16 m wingspan

base stats

• size 265 kgmax take-off weight
• built 9made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 69 years ago, in 1957.
• 🚗Wingspan of 16 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.

spec sheet

first flight

1957-11-27

number built

9

role

sailplane

origin

West Germany

makers

Bölkow, Akaflieg Stuttgart

engines

none (glider)

crew

1

length

6.8 m

wingspan

16 m

height

1 m

max take-off weight

265 kg

top speed

—

range

—

wings

mid wing

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.