Scheibe Spatz
The sparrow is a single-seat glider in composite construction.
History
After 28 April 1951, the glider was permitted in Germany again, got into the gliding clubs, the demand for single-seat aircraft for the emerging high performance gliding. Applications developed with the Sparrow A disk - as a second design - the single-seat addition to the Mü 13 E, Mountain Hawk I. Although the sparrows were characterized as highly maneuverable, they had due to their low Flügelschränkung (except L Sparrow III) the bad property that coated flight condition - without any special warning - abzukippen over the area and go into a tailspin. However, this condition could by rapid opposite rudder ( standard procedure) be terminated immediately. The aircraft of the Sparrow series were approximately 500 copies built the most successful product of disc -Flugzeugbau GmbH.
Versions
Spatz Spatz A and B
These gliders were the predecessors of the Sparrow series. From the mid- deckers with a wingspan 13.20 m approx 35 units were built.
L-Spatz
- Mid-wing, wingspan 15 m
- Glide ratio: 29 at 73 km / h
- Built copies: 40
Spatz 55
The Sparrow 55 was an improved version of the B- sparrow, with a wingspan of 13.20 m also, but as a high-wing monoplane. Further amendments to the B- Sparrow had a significant reduction of the ailerons of 1.80 m² to 1.33 m², a 6 cm extended and improved aerodynamic fuselage, as well as an increase in the Rüstgewichts to 15 kg to 135 kg of payload to 10 kg to 110 kg. The first flight of - approved also for DIY - Sparrow 55 in 1954 A total of about 15 copies of it were built..
- Use: single-seat practice and performance aircraft
- Wingspan: 13.20 m
- Hull length: 6.25 m
- Height: 1.20 m
- Wing with ailerons area: 10,90 m²
- Surface of the aileron: 1.33 m²
- Aspect Ratio: 16.00
- Airfoil: Mü - profile, 14 %
- Empty weight: 135 kg
- Payload: 110 kg
- Maximum take-off weight: 245 kg
- Maximum surface load: 22.47 kg / m²
- Minimum speed: 50 km / h
- Maximum speeds:
- In calm weather: 175 km / h
- In gusty weather: 110 km / h
- Maximum wind drag: 90 km / h
- Maximum towing aircraft: 110 km / h
- Min sink: 0.67 m / s at 58 km / h
- Best glide: 25 at 65 km / h
L- Spatz 55
- Use: Single-seat performance aircraft
- Shoulder wing, wingspan 15 m
- Maximum flight weight: 265 kg
- Best glide: 29 at 73 km / h
- Min sink: 0.68 m / s at 64 km / h
- First flight: 1954
- Series production: to 1962
- Built copies: about 300 in Germany, and some from the company Eichelsdörfer in Bamberg with additional pedal adjustment and modified wingtips
- About 155 in France by the company as Avialsa A.60 Fauconnet
- About 15 copies at Meteor in Italy as MS -30 L Passero
L-Spatz III
The high-wing monoplane was an evolution of L- Spatz 55 lower hull and improved through increased Flügelschränkung slow flight characteristics; were built about 36 copies.
Sparrow Club SF 30
The club Sparrow SF 30 actually no longer belongs to the "real" Sparrow series, but was Scheibe's contribution to the new Club Class, which was originally limited to a purchase price of DM 22,500. Structurally it can act as successor to the popular migratory / SF 27 - are considered series with damped elevator. Despite good flight performance and very pleasant, balanced flight characteristics he could (similar Schleicher ASK 18) does not prevail over the same time coming on the market GfK constructions (eg glass wing 205 club - level). A fully aerobatic version with 13 m span, the LCF 2 was in 1975 presented by Air Sports Club Friedrichshafen as a single piece.
- Mid-wing, wingspan 15 m
- Series production: up to 1976
- Built copies: 7 Pieces
Aircraft received
Many sparrows are exhibited in museums or obtained airworthy by individuals and clubs. Since 1984 ( at the airport Kempten- Durach ) each year a meeting sparrows as 2007, the 25th International sparrows Meeting, held in White Castle / Bavaria, in 2008 on the airfield Birrfeld / Switzerland and 2009 in Biberach.