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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Schempp-Hirth DuoDiscus: Dhaluza at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 2. Beauty of flight! Glider Duo Discus XT (7518425048): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Duo Discus X hinterer Sitz: Tataffe· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Duo Discus x: Merom· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 5. Duo Discus XT (7518190014): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Duo Discus: AviatikMB· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Flight.Duo Discus XT. RF-01237 (14311939669): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Flight.Duo Discus XT. RF-01237 (14312269207): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Flight.Duo Discus XT. RF-01237 (14684123192): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Mi-2s and Duo-Discus (14445610224): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus is a high-performance two-seat glider primarily designed for fast cross-country flying, including gliding competitions. Often, it is used for advanced training.
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 33 years ago, in 1993.
- Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 20 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1993
- number built
- 600
- role
- two seater-class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Schempp-Hirth
- engines
- none (glider)
- passengers
- 2
- length
- 8.7 m
- wingspan
- 20 m
- height
- 1.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 700 kg
- top speed
- 263 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 Q1341050, Wikipedia: Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.