Bergfalke | |
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Scheibe Bergfalke III | |
Role | Sailplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Scheibe |
Designer | Egon Scheibe |
First flight | 5 August 1951 |
Number built | more than 320 by 1982 |
Developed from | Akaflieg München Mü13 |
The Scheibe Bergfalke (German: "mountain hawk") is a German glider designed by Egon Scheibe as a post-World War II development of the Akaflieg München Mü13 produced before and during the war.
The prototype flew on 5 August 1951 as the Akaflieg München Mü13E Bergfalke I and by the end of the year, Scheibe had established his own works at the Munich-Riem Airport to produce the type as the Bergfalke II. [1] It was a mid-wing sailplane of conventional design with a non-retractable monowheel undercarriage and a tailskid. [2] The fuselage was a welded steel structure covered in fabric and enclosed two seats in tandem. [2] The wings had a single wooden spar and were covered in plywood. [2]
Subsequent versions introduced forward sweep to the wings, a more aerodynamic canopy, airbrakes, and a tailwheel in place of the tailskid. [1] By 1982, Scheibe had built over 300 of these aircraft, and Stark Ibérica built a number of the Bergfalke III version under license in Spain. [1] Scheibe also developed a motorglider version as the Bergfalke IVM [1] but this did not enter production. [2]
In 1976, two Bergfalke motorgliders participated in the Sixth German Motor Glider Competition. Later, one of these aircraft set a world 300 km triangle record. [3]
Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde [2] [6]
General characteristics
Performance
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Bergfalke | |
---|---|
Scheibe Bergfalke III | |
Role | Sailplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Scheibe |
Designer | Egon Scheibe |
First flight | 5 August 1951 |
Number built | more than 320 by 1982 |
Developed from | Akaflieg München Mü13 |
The Scheibe Bergfalke (German: "mountain hawk") is a German glider designed by Egon Scheibe as a post-World War II development of the Akaflieg München Mü13 produced before and during the war.
The prototype flew on 5 August 1951 as the Akaflieg München Mü13E Bergfalke I and by the end of the year, Scheibe had established his own works at the Munich-Riem Airport to produce the type as the Bergfalke II. [1] It was a mid-wing sailplane of conventional design with a non-retractable monowheel undercarriage and a tailskid. [2] The fuselage was a welded steel structure covered in fabric and enclosed two seats in tandem. [2] The wings had a single wooden spar and were covered in plywood. [2]
Subsequent versions introduced forward sweep to the wings, a more aerodynamic canopy, airbrakes, and a tailwheel in place of the tailskid. [1] By 1982, Scheibe had built over 300 of these aircraft, and Stark Ibérica built a number of the Bergfalke III version under license in Spain. [1] Scheibe also developed a motorglider version as the Bergfalke IVM [1] but this did not enter production. [2]
In 1976, two Bergfalke motorgliders participated in the Sixth German Motor Glider Competition. Later, one of these aircraft set a world 300 km triangle record. [3]
Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde [2] [6]
General characteristics
Performance
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era