DG Flugzeugbau DG-800
{{Short description|Family of German 15 metre and 18 metre single-seat gliders and motor gliders, 1983}}
{{More footnotes|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox aircraft
| name= DG-800
| image= DG_Flugzeugbau_DG-808B.jpg
| caption=Self-launch of DG-808B 18 m
| type=15 metre- and 18 metre-Class sailplane
| national_origin=Germany
| manufacturer=DG Flugzeugbau
| designer=
| first_flight=1993
| introduction=
| retired=
| status=
| primary_user=
| number_built=401
| developed_from=
| variants=
}}
The DG Flugzeugbau DG-800 series is a family of 15 metre and 18 metre single-seat gliders and motor gliders produced by Glaser-Dirks since 1993 and by DG Flugzeugbau GmbH after 1997. It is the successor to the DG-400 and the DG-600 models.
Design and development
The DG-800 was planned primarily as a powered self-launching sailplane. In the meantime it has spawned many variants, differentiated by the type of powerplant (Rotax, Midwest or Solo), the span extensions (15 metre, 18 metre, both in variants with or without winglets), maximum allowed take-off mass, etc.
The newest model is the DG-808C, a self launching sailplane with a Solo 2625 engine and the new designed "DEI-NT" Engine Control System.
There are also unpowered variants, the DG-800S and DG-808S, aimed at competition flying. These pure glider variants have a shorter and lighter fuselage built in the moulds of the DG-600 and allow a broader range of wing loadings.
Specifications (Competition DG-808C with 18-metre wings)
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = met
|crew=One pilot
|capacity=156 kg (343 lb) water ballast
|length m=7.06
|length ft=23
|length in=2
|span m=18.00
|span ft=59
|span in=1
|height m=1.35
|height ft=4
|height in=5
|wing area sqm=11.8
|wing area sqft=127
|aspect ratio=27.4
|empty weight kg=344
|empty weight lb=757
|gross weight kg=600
|gross weight lb=1,320
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Solo
|eng1 kw=40
|eng1 hp=53
|max speed kmh=270
|max speed mph=170
|glide ratio=50 (51.5 with winglets)
|climb rate ms=5.2
|climb rate ftmin=1,000
|sink rate ms=0.5
|sink rate ftmin=98
}}
See also
References
{{Commons category|Glaser-Dirks DG-800}}
- [http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/ DG-Flugzeugbau website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060903160419/http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/Data/dg808c-einlegeblatt-e.pdf Specification of DG-808C]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060925020746/http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/inh-dg800-e.html Reports about the DG-808 family]
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Category:1990s German sailplanes