Schempp-Hirth Arcus

what is it?

The Schempp-Hirth Arcus is a flapped Two Seater Class glider in production by Schempp-Hirth. It first flew 7 April 2009. It is offered in addition to the Duo Discus which is an unflapped 20 metre two-seater, whose fuselage it shares.

🔎How to recognise it: electric motors · 20 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 280 km/htop speed
• seats 2passengers
• size 800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 250made 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 17 years ago, in 2009.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 20 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

electric: Battery-powered electric motors.

spec sheet

first flight

2009-04-07

number built

250

role

two seater class glider

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Schempp-Hirth

engines

Lange EA 42

passengers

2

length

8.7 m

wingspan

20 m

max take-off weight

800 kg

top speed

280 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.