Scheibe SF 36

what is it?

The Scheibe SF 36 is a German two-seat self-launched powered sailplane designed and built by Scheibe Aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · no engine, long thin wings · 16.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 230 km/htop speed
• size 715 kgmax take-off weight
• built 7made 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 46 years ago, in 1980.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 16.4 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1980

number built

7

role

powered sailplane

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Scheibe Flugzeugbau

engines

1× Limbach L2000 EA

crew

2

length

7.2 m

wingspan

16.4 m

max take-off weight

715 kg

top speed

230 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.