| SB-10 Schirokko | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Two-seat high performance sailplane |
| National origin | West Germany |
| Manufacturer | Akaflieg Braunschweig |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | no |
| First flight | 22 July 1972 |
The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-10 Schirokko is a German two-seat high performance sailplane designed and built by students of Brunswick University. [1] The sailplane was not intended for production. [1]
The SB-10 is a cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane with a steel-tube structure fuselage and it used the wings from the earlier SB-9 Stratus. [1] The two crew sit in tandem in an enclosed cockpit with a Plexiglas canopy, and it is fitted with dual instrumentation. [1] The landing gear is a sprung retractable monowheel with a tail bumper. [1] The wingtips are interchangeable and two types can be fitted to give a 26m or 29m span. [1] The wing center section, its main spar and wing shells of 8m length were built using carbon fiber, a first in civil aircraft structure manufacturing.
Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 [1]
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