3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DG 200: Mj1107· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Dirk Glaser DG 200: Mj1107· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Glaser-Dirks DG 202: Alain Bourque from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Glaser-Dirks DG-200 is a 15 metre class glider built by Glaser-Dirks, now DG Aviation GmbH Design started in 1976, and it first flew in 1977. Wingtip extensions to 17 metres were offered in 1978. Later enhancements included a single-piece canopy, a carbon-fibre wing spar and a change in the wing profile.
base stats
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 49 years ago, in 1977.
- Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1977-04-22
- number built
- 192
- role
- 15 metre class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- DG Flugzeugbau
- engines
- none (glider)
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 7 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 450 kg
- top speed
- 270 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q776714, Wikipedia: Glaser-Dirks DG-200 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.