List of motor gliders

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A motor glider is an aircraft which sustains flight principally through soaring flight but also has a small engine for takeoff and emergencies. For a list of unpowered gliders see Glider types. For an exhaustive list of all Glider types see List of gliders.

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This list is just a sampling, there are many many more.

TypeCountryDateClassSeatsSpanA/RL/DClimbVMaxEmptyMaximumBuilt
Lange Antares Germany2003R123.0 m (75.5 ft)38.360:14 m/s (7.8 kn)280 km/h (150 kn; 170 mph)510 kg (1,120 lb)850 kg (1,870 lb)50+
Schleicher ASW 22 BE Germany1986R126.6 m (87.3 ft)42.362:1275 km/h (148 kn; 171 mph)510 kg (1,120 lb)750 kg (1,650 lb)
Binder EB28 Germany1986R228.0 m (91.9 ft)46.765:12.5 m/s (4.9 kn)275 km/h (148 kn; 171 mph)570 kg (1,260 lb)850 kg (1,870 lb)
Binder EB29 Germany2009RE229.3 m (96.1 ft)5168:12.5 m/s (4.9 kn)280 km/h (150 kn; 170 mph)570 kg (1,260 lb)850 kg (1,870 lb)
Scheibe FalkeGermany1963F (Rotax)218.2 m (59.7 ft)13.824:14.0 m/s (7.8 kn)190 km/h (100 kn; 120 mph)435 kg (959 lb)650 kg (1,430 lb)1200+

See also


Sources

    j2mcl-planeurs Comprehensive Glider Database

    Glider polar data

    Sailplane Directory