what is it?
The Glaser-Dirks DG-600 is a glider manufactured by Glaser-Dirks as a successor to the DG-202 and DG-400 series of gliders where carbon fiber reinforced plastics was used.
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 39 years ago, in 1987.
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1987-04-15
- number built
- 114
- role
- 15 and 18 metre class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- DG Flugzeugbau
- engines
- none (glider)
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.8 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 525 kg
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q990451, Wikipedia: Glaser-Dirks DG-600 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.