Scheibe SF-24 Motorspatz

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SF-24 Motorspatz
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Role Motor glider
National origin West Germany
Manufacturer Scheibe Flugzeugbau
Designer Egon Scheibe
First flight1960
Introduction1960
StatusProduction completed
Number built50
Developed from Scheibe Spatz

The Scheibe SF-24 Motorspatz (English: Motor Sparrow) is a West German high-wing, single-seat motor glider that was designed by Egon Scheibe and produced by Scheibe Flugzeugbau. [1] [2]

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Derived from the unpowered Scheibe Spatz, the Motor Spatz was described in 1983 by Soaring Magazine as "one of the more primitive of the breed of self-launching sailplanes".

Design and development

The Motorspatz was an early attempt to create a self-launching glider. Scheibe accomplished this by mounting a Hirth engine in the nose of a mostly stock Spatz glider. [1] [2]

The SF-24 is constructed with a welded steel tube fuselage that mounts the monowheel landing gear, with a small tail wheel for ground maneuvering. The wings and tail surfaces are built with wooden structures and covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The wing has a 14.0 m (46 ft) span, employs an Mu 14% airfoil and mounts spoilers for glidepath control. [1] [2] [3]

The aircraft was not type certified and 50 were built. [1] [2]

Operational history

In July 2011 there were two Motorspatz registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, including one SF-24 in the Experimental - Exhibition category and one SF-24B in the Experimental - Research and Development category. [4]

Variants

SF-24
Initial version [1] [2]
SF-24A
Improved version [1] [2]
SF-24B
Improved version [1] [2]

Specifications (SF-24)

Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring [1] [2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Activate Media (2006). "Motorspatz SF-24 Scheibe". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 126. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage" . Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. Federal Aviation Administration (July 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved 29 July 2011.