Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-10 Schirokko
The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-10 Schirokko is a German two-seat high performance sailplane designed and built by students of Brunswick University.[1] The sailplane was not intended for production.[1]
| SB-10 Schirokko | |
|---|---|
| Role | Two-seat high performance sailplane |
| National origin | West Germany |
| Manufacturer | Akaflieg Braunschweig |
| First flight | 22 July 1972 |
| Number built | 1 |
Design
The SB-10 is a cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane with a steel-tube structure fuselage and it used the wings from the earlier SB-9 Stratus.[1] The two crew sit in tandem in an enclosed cockpit with a Plexiglas canopy, and it is fitted with dual instrumentation.[1] The landing gear is a sprung retractable monowheel with a tail bumper.[1] The wingtips are interchangeable and two types can be fitted to give a 26m or 29m span.[1] The wing center section, its main spar and wing shells of 8m length were built using carbon fiber, a first in civil aircraft structure manufacturing.
Specifications (with 29m wing)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.36 m (33 ft 11.75 in)
- Wingspan: 29.00 m (95 ft 1.75 in)
- Height: 2.50 m (8 ft 2.5 in)
- Wing area: 22.95 m2 (247 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 36.6
- Empty weight: 577 kg (1,272 lb)
- Gross weight: 897 kg (1,977 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn)
- Stall speed: 65 km/h (40.5 mph, 35.2 kn)
- g limits: +5.3
- Maximum glide ratio: 53
- Rate of sink: 0.41 m/s (81 ft/min)
References
Notes
- Taylor 1973, p. 546
Bibliography
- Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00117-5.