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1961
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FLIGHT, 19 October 1961 631 THE GERMAN INDUSTRY . . . makers recommend one of the Continental engines; for glider tow-ing the Lycoming is more suitable. The following data apply to the SF-23C: Span, 32ft 6in; length, 20ft 5in; weight empty, 1,0581b; grossweight, 1.6101b; cruising speed (60 per cent power), 105 m.p.h.; take-off distance to 50ft, 460yd. Motorspaiz-l This is a single-seat powered glider, powered witha Brandl ZB300S engine of 23 h.p. Span is 46ft; max speed, 80 m.p.h.; and ceiling 9,850ft. Scheibe Sailplanes The following types of sailplane are offered:Zugvogel-WA (single-seat high-performance); Zugvogel-IVA (single-seat high-performance, with wing of shorter span); L-Spat:-55(single-seater for training and competition flying); and Bergfalke- 11/55 (two-seater for training and competition flying). Putzer E/ster ALFONS PUTZER KG., Bornheimer Strasse 133,Bonn Elster Powered with a Continental C90-12F engineof 90 h.p., the Elster seats pilot and passenger side- by-side in a cabin having upward-hingeing doors.The fuselage is of plywood monocoque construction. Span, 43ft 4in; length. 23ft 3in; weight empty,1,0151b; gross weight, 1,5451b; cruising speed. 93 m.p.h.; range, 280 miles approx. British agents for the Elster are: Flair-Aviation SalesCo, Tower House, College Road, Bromley, Kent I) RHEIN-FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH, Krefeld-Uerdingen RF-1 An executive aircraft of uncommon interest,the RF-] has already flown. Installed in the wings are two Lycoming O-540-A1A engines, each of 250 h.p.These drive a Hartzell propeller, located aft of the cabin in a "ring wing," designed to increase lift andthrust. There are six seats, and cabin access appears uncommonly easy. Plastics are extensively used forthe structure. Span, 43ft lOin; length, 42ft lOin; weight empty,3,9701b; gross weight, 5,9551b; typical cruising speed, 160 m.p.h.; take-off distance at gross weight, 500ftapprox. RW-3 Passat This is the latest development of the Porsche-powered Multoplan pusher and was exhi- bited at the Paris Show earlier this year. The engine is a Lycoming O-320 of 150 h.p. and refinements include an electrically retractable undercarriage, hydraulic brakes, all-metal rear fuselage, and adjustable seats. Wing extensions (15ft each) can be readily fitted for flying at 21,000ft, glider towing or gliding at 1 : 26. Gross weight, 2,2001b; cruising speed, 155 m.p.h.; endurance, 4hr. SCHEIBE-FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH, Dachau, near Munich SF-23 Sperling A side-by-side two-seater, theSperling is available in three versions: SF-23A1, with Continental C90 engine of 90 h.p.; SF23B, withContinental O-200A of 100 h.p.; SF 23C, with Lycom- ing O-235C1 of 115 h.p. For training and touring the Rhein RF/ Scheibe SF-23 Sperling *^W*s9Wt Scbeibe Motorspatz-I ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER SEGELFLUGZELIGBAU, Poppen-hausen an der Wasserkuppe Schleicher Sailplanes The following types of sailplane are offered:K8B (single-seater for training and competition); Ka6 Rhonsegler (single-seat high-performance); Rhonlerche II (two-seat trainer);and K7 Rhonadler (two-seater for training and competition). SIEBELWERKE-ATG GMBH, Donauworth, Bavaria Siebel SI A T 222 A four-seater powered with a Lycoming O-360engine of 180 h.p., this aircraft is of all-metal construction. The canopy is jettisonable and there are front and rear baggage compart-ments. Span, 30ft 7in; length, 25ft 4in; weight equipped, 1,3001b; grossweight, 2,3151b; cruising speed, 178 m.p.h.; range, 745 miles. Siebel S1AT223 Originated by the German Ministry of Economics,and specified by the German Aero Club, the SIAT 223 was recently chosen as the standard club and training aircraft. It is an all-metaltwo-seater with sliding canopy, interchangeable fin and tailplane sections, rectangular wing, tip-tanks, rubber-sprung undercarriageand powered alternatively by a 108 h.p. or 150 h.p. Lycoming engine.
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