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- 1. Stemme S12 AERO 2016: Pruefer· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Stemme S12 is a German high-wing, two-seat motor glider produced by Stemme of Strausberg. It was introduced at AERO Friedrichshafen in April 2015, shortly after its first flight.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 25 m wingspan
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 11 years ago, in 2015.
- Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 25 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,759 km: 10× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2015-04
- introduced
- 2015
- status
- in production
- number built
- 30
- role
- motor glider
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Stemme AG
- engines
- 1× Rotax 914 F2/S1
- length
- 8.4 m
- wingspan
- 25 m
- height
- 1.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 900 kg
- top speed
- 259 km/h
- cruise speed
- 225 km/h
- range
- 1,759 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q19843052, Wikipedia: Stemme S12 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.