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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Airfield Shevlino. Schempp-Hirth Discus 2T RA-3958 (14505910380): Aleksander Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Kompass der Firma Bohli im Segelflugzeug Schempp-Hirth Discus b, Segelfluggelaende Kammermark: carsten karge· CC BY 4.0
- 3. Schempp-HirthDiscus Teknofest2019: CeeGee· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 is a Standard Class sailplane produced by Schempp-Hirth since 1998. It replaced the highly successful Schempp-Hirth Discus.
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 28 years ago, in 1998.
- Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1998
- number built
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- role
- standard-class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Schempp-Hirth
- engines
- none (glider)
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.4 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 525 kg
- top speed
- 250 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 Q7888128, Wikipedia: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.