Derived from the unpowered Scheibe Spatz, the Motor Spatz was described in 1983 by Soaring Magazine as "one of the more primitive of the breed of self-launching sailplanes".
The Motorspatz was an early attempt to create a self-launching glider. Scheibe accomplished this by mounting a Hirth engine in the nose of a mostly stock Spatz glider.[1][2]
The SF-24 is constructed with a welded steel tube fuselage that mounts the monowheel landing gear, with a small tail wheel for ground maneuvering. The wings and tail surfaces are built with wooden structures and covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The wing has a 14.0 m (46 ft) span, employs an Mu 14% airfoil and mounts spoilers for glidepath control.[1][2][3]
In July 2011 there were two Motorspatz registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, including one SF-24 in the Experimental - Exhibition category and one SF-24B in the Experimental - Research and Development category.[4]
scheibe, motorspatz, english, motor, sparrow, west, german, high, wing, single, seat, motor, glider, that, designed, egon, scheibe, produced, scheibe, flugzeugbau, motorspatz, role, motor, glider, national, origin, west, germany, manufacturer, scheibe, flugzeu. The Scheibe SF 24 Motorspatz English Motor Sparrow is a West German high wing single seat motor glider that was designed by Egon Scheibe and produced by Scheibe Flugzeugbau 1 2 SF 24 Motorspatz Role Motor glider National origin West Germany Manufacturer Scheibe Flugzeugbau Designer Egon Scheibe First flight 1960 Introduction 1960 Status Production completed Number built 50 Developed from Scheibe Spatz Derived from the unpowered Scheibe Spatz the Motor Spatz was described in 1983 by Soaring Magazine as one of the more primitive of the breed of self launching sailplanes Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Specifications SF 24 5 See also 6 ReferencesDesign and development editThe Motorspatz was an early attempt to create a self launching glider Scheibe accomplished this by mounting a Hirth engine in the nose of a mostly stock Spatz glider 1 2 The SF 24 is constructed with a welded steel tube fuselage that mounts the monowheel landing gear with a small tail wheel for ground maneuvering The wings and tail surfaces are built with wooden structures and covered in doped aircraft fabric covering The wing has a 14 0 m 46 ft span employs an Mu 14 airfoil and mounts spoilers for glidepath control 1 2 3 The aircraft was not type certified and 50 were built 1 2 Operational history editIn July 2011 there were two Motorspatz registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration including one SF 24 in the Experimental Exhibition category and one SF 24B in the Experimental Research and Development category 4 Variants editSF 24 Initial version 1 2 SF 24A Improved version 1 2 SF 24B Improved version 1 2 Specifications SF 24 editData from Sailplane Directory and Soaring 1 2 General characteristicsCrew one Wingspan 14 m 45 ft 11 in Wing area 11 87 m2 127 8 sq ft Airfoil Mu 14 Empty weight 225 kg 496 lb Gross weight 345 kg 761 lb Powerplant 1 Hirth Performance Rate of sink 1 0 m s 200 ft min at 80 km h 50 mph Wing loading 29 21 kg m2 5 98 lb sq ft See also editList of glidersReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scheibe SF 24 Motorspatz a b c d e f g h Activate Media 2006 Motorspatz SF 24 Scheibe Archived from the original on 29 August 2012 Retrieved 29 July 2011 a b c d e f g h Said Bob 1983 Sailplane Directory Soaring Magazine page 126 Soaring Society of America November 1983 USPS 499 920 Lednicer David 2010 The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage Retrieved 1 July 2011 Federal Aviation Administration July 2011 Make Model Inquiry Results Retrieved 29 July 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scheibe SF 24 Motorspatz amp oldid 1037311480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
