Akaflieg Darmstadt D-38
| D-38 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Single-seat Standard Class sailplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Akaflieg Darmstadt |
| First flight | 19 December 1972 |
| Developed into | Glaser-Dirks DG-100 |
The Akaflieg Darmstadt D-38 is a German, single-seat, Standard Class sailplane that was designed and built by the Fliegergruppe of Darmstadt University.[1]
Design
The D-38 is a cantilever, shoulder-wing monoplane with a glassfibre/balsa sandwich shell structure fuselage and wing, the wing has no flaps and has a T-tail.[1] The pilot has a semi-reclining seat in an enclosed cockpit with a transparent canopy and the landing gear is a manual retracting monowheel gear with a tailskid.[1] The D-38 was, in effect, the prototype of the successful Glaser-Dirks DG-100 competition Standard class glider.[2]
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 2.5 in)
- Height: 1.49 m (4 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 11.00 m2 (118.4 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 207 kg (456 lb)
- Gross weight: 363 kg (800 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Stall speed: 66 km/h (41 mph, 36 kn)
- g limits: ±6.3
- Maximum glide ratio: 39
- Rate of sink: 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min)
See also
Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00117-5.