what is it?
The Glasflügel 206 Hornet is a Standard Class sailplane produced in Germany between 1975 and 1979. Of conventional sailplane design with a T-tail, it replaced the Standard Libelle, featuring composite construction throughout. Differences from the earlier aircraft included a redesigned canopy, retractable monowheel landing gear, and provision for 100 kg (220 lbs) of water ballast.
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 52 years ago, in 1974.
- Top speed is 1.9× 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
- 1974
- number built
- 102
- role
- standard class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Glasflügel
- engines
- none (glider)
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.4 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 420 kg
- top speed
- 250 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 Q1529453, Wikipedia: Glasflügel 206 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.