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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Zugvogel III A in EDPA P1010003: Eber 8255· CC BY 3.0
- 2. Scheibe Zugvogel III: Wo st 01 (There are 682 Pictures in my Category ) See also Toolserver· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 3. Zugvogel on the ground: Waiteaminute· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. N111MG Scheibe Zugvogel IIIB (8738141833): Aeroprints.com· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Scheibe Zugvogel (English: Migratory bird) is a West German, high-wing, single-seat, FAI Open Class glider that was produced by Scheibe Flugzeugbau. The first version was designed by Rudolph Kaiser and subsequent versions by Egon Scheibe.
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 72 years ago, in 1954.
- Wingspan of 17 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1954-06
- number built
- 96
- role
- glider
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Scheibe Flugzeugbau
- engines
- none (glider)
- length
- 7.1 m
- wingspan
- 17 m
- max take-off weight
- 365 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 Q7431085, Wikipedia: Scheibe Zugvogel (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.