Binder EB29
{{Short description|Single-seat German motor glider, 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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| name=EB29 | image= | caption= }}{{Infobox aircraft type | type=Open-class self-launched sailplane | national origin=Germany | manufacturer=Binder Motorenbau | designer= | first flight= September 2009 | introduced= | retired= | status= | produced= | primary user= | number built= | developed from= Binder EB28 Edition{{cite web | title=EB29 single-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}} | variants with their own articles= | developed into= }} |
The Binder EB29 is a German single-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau. Its wings are based on those of the earlier EB28, while the fuselage is newly designed.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 142. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Variants
Originally available with wing extensions to give a 28.3 and 29.3 m span. Since March 2011, shorter 25.3 m wings have also been available.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
;EB29
Initial single seat version developed from the EB28 edition. Available with 25.3 m, 28.3 m or 29.3 m wingspans.{{cite book
| author = European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
| author-link = European Union Aviation Safety Agency
| date = 20 October 2022
| title = TYPE-CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. EASA.A.559 for EB29
| url = https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/type-certificates/aircraft-cs-25-cs-22-cs-23-cs-vla-cs-lsa/easaa559-binder
| publisher = EASA
| access-date = 2 September 2024
;EB29D
Two-seat variant. Forward fuselage lengthened by 25 cm to accommodate the second seat. Available with 25.3 m or 28.3 m wingspans.{{r|TCDS}}{{cite web | title=EB29D two-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29d-racing-doppelsitzer.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}
;EB29DE
The "EB29DElektro" is an EB29D equipped with an Emrax electric motor. Available with 25.3 m or 28.3 m wingspans.{{r|TCDS}}{{cite web | title=EB29DElektro two-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb2900.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}
;EB29R
Single seat version with a redesigned 28 m "R-wing" for improved performance.{{r|TCDS}}{{cite web | title=EB29R single-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb290.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}
;EB29DR
Two-seat variant incorporating the lengthened fuselage of the EB29D and the 28 m "R-wing" of the EB29R.{{r|TCDS}}{{cite web | title=EB29DR two-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29d-racing-doppelsitzer0.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}
Specifications (29m variant)
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References
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[http://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29.html?&L=1 Binder EB 29 (company website)]
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Category:2000s German sailplanes
Category:Aircraft first flown in 2009
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