Binder EB28

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EB28
Role Open-class self-launched sailplane
National originGermany
Manufacturer Binder Motorenbau
First flight1986

The Binder EB28 is a German two-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau. [1] [2] It first flew in 1986. [3]

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The EB28 is a composite-built two-seat shoulder-wing monoplane with a conventional T-type tailplane. [1] It has a retractable central landing gear with a fixed tail wheel. [1] The wing has Schempp-Hirth airbrakes on the upper wing surface and is fitted with water ballast tanks in the wing and vertical tail. [1] The EB28 has a retractable engine for self-launching and a safety hook for aero-towing. [1] [2]

It was developed into the single-seat Binder EB29.

Variants

EB28
Production two-seat variant.
EB28 edition
Production two-seat variant with optional mechanical or electrical landing gear retraction and the ability to change the span of the wings. The standard EB28 can be modified to edition variant. The wings of the EB28 edition have been used for the single seat variant EB29 with slight modifications.

Specifications (EB28)

Data from [1] [4]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

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  2. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Berkemeier, Martin (2011), "World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12", World Directory of Leisure Aviation, Lancaster, UK: WDLA UK: 42, ISSN   1368-485X
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  4. "EB28 two-seater". Binder Motorenbau GmbH. Retrieved 2016-09-27.