Scheibe SF 36

The SF 36 is a Motorglider of disc -Flugzeugbau GmbH. She is a two-seater training and performance motor glider in GRP construction with adjacent seats.

History

The motor glider was designed as a successor to the GRP SF 25. By the end of the company only seven pieces were made; in the competition for plastic motor glider and sailplanes which furnished on hybrid design company could slice with the SF 36 is not in front of the rival firms coarse and Hoffmann (now Diamond Aircraft ) made ​​with the patterns G 109 A and Dimona. 2010 took over the company disc Aircraft in Heubach the pattern support and rights to the SF -36 of the former company Scheibe Flugzeugbau in Dachau. A resumption of production is considered.

Construction

The SF-36 is a cantilever low-wing monoplane with two- wings, airbrakes on the upper wing surface and steamed cruciform tail. The main landing gear consists of either a sprung brakable, rigid or retractable central wheel or a spring loaded bipod suspension with single wheel.

Motorization

The SF 36 was delivered with a Limbach engine. Two copies were subsequently converted to an engine from Rotax (SF 36 R ).

Flight characteristics

The flight characteristics of the SF 36 are fundamentally different from those of the SF 25, which is mainly explained by the concept as GRP aircraft. It can be achieved with a variable pitch travel speeds up to 200 km / hr. The approach speed is 105 km / h The SF-36 is characterized by a harmonious control harmony and agile flight characteristics.

Use

In association context it is used in Germany for schools, sailing and cross-country flights.

Specifications

( z.T. to 10 kg increased)