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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DG 300 Elan-17 D-1633 (DLR): DLR· CC BY 3.0 de
- 2. DG-300 D-0996 Feurs: Carsten Karge· CC BY 4.0
- 3. Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Elan PL33 (5934295627): Alan Wilson· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Glaser-Dirks DG-300 is a Standard Class single-seat high-performance glider built from glass-reinforced plastic. The DG-300 was designed by Wilhelm Dirks and manufactured by Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau's Slovenian partner company Elan (company). A total of 511 of all versions were built since production started in 1983.
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 43 years ago, in 1983.
- 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
- 1983-04-27
- number built
- 511
- role
- club-class (previously standard-class) sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- DG Flugzeugbau
- engines
- none (glider)
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.8 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 500 kg
- top speed
- 270 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1153381, Wikipedia: Glaser-Dirks DG-300 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.