Scheibe SF 34
{{Short description|German two-seat glider, 1978}}
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| name=SF 34 Delphin | image= Scheibe A34 'Alliance'.jpg | caption= Centrair SNC-34 Alliance }}{{Infobox Aircraft Type | type=Sailplane | national origin=Germany | manufacturer=Scheibe | designer=Wolf Hoffmann{{cite book |last=Hardy |first=Michael J. |title=Gliders & Sailplanes of the World |year=1982 |publisher=Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-1152-4|pages=79–80}} | first flight=28 October 1978 | introduced= | retired= | status= | primary user= | developed from= | variants with their own articles= }} |
The Scheibe SF 34 Delphin (German: "dolphin") is a two-seat sailplane that was produced by Scheibe in Germany in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed by Wolf Hoffmann and originally designated the SF H34, it was Scheibe's first unpowered aircraft of composite construction.
The SF 34 is a conventional, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane. The landing gear is of bicycle configuration, with a non-retractable nosewheel and mainwheel semi-recessed into the fuselage. The tail is also equipped with a small skid. Scheibe manufactured the type in Hungary (SF-34b), later it was produced under license in France by Centrair as the Centrair SNC-34 Alliance.{{cite web | url=http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/technical/datasheets/sf34andsnc34c.pdf | title=BGA glider data sheet - SF(H) 34 & SNC 34 C |first=Tim |last=Macfadyen |year=2002 |work=BGA website |publisher=British Gliding Association |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-02-07 }} In 2010, Scheibe Aircraft in Heubach intended to take up production of the SF-34 again.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}
Specifications
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|prime units?=met
|crew=2
|length m=7.5
|span m=15.8
|height m=1.4
|wing area sqm=14.8
|aspect ratio=16.9
|airfoil=root:Wortmann FX-61-184; tip:Wortmann FX-60-126
|empty weight kg=320
|max takeoff weight kg=540
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|stall speed kmh=70
|never exceed speed kmh=250
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::::{{convert|125|kph|kn mph|abbr=on}} on winch launch
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|glide ratio=35:1 at {{convert|95|kph|kn mph|abbr=on}}
|sink rate ms=0.7
|sink rate note= at {{convert|75|kph|kn mph|abbr=on}}
|lift to drag=
|wing loading kg/m2=36.5
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References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=793 }}
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