Sportavia-Pützer SFS 31 Milan

what is it?

The Sportavia-Pützer SFS 31 Milan is a single-seat motor glider that was produced in Germany in the early 1970s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · no engine, long thin wings · 15 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 180 km/hcruise speed
• range 670 kmwithout refuelling
• size 440 kgmax take-off weight
• built 14made 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 57 years ago, in 1969.
• 🚗Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1969-08-31

number built

14

role

motor glider

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Scheibe Flugzeugbau

engines

1× Rectimo 4 AR 1200

length

6.1 m

wingspan

15 m

height

1.6 m

max take-off weight

440 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

180 km/h

range

670 km

ceiling

6,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.