Scheibe SF 32

The Scheibe SF 32 is a German motorglider that was designed by Egon Scheibe in the 1970s.

SF 32
Role Motorglider
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Scheibe
Designer Egon Scheibe
First flight May 1976
Number built 1
Developed from Scheibe SF 27M

Design

The SF 32 was similar to the SF 27M but differs in having a Rotax 642 mounted on a pylon, retracted into the fuselage electrically.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 13.3 m2 (143 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 21.73
  • Airfoil: Wortmann FX-61 -163/60-126
  • Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 642 2-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 136 km/h (85 mph, 73 kn)
  • Stall speed: 68 km/h (42 mph, 36.5 kn)
  • Range: 300 km (190 mi, 160 nmi)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 37:1 at 90 km/h (49 kn; 56 mph)
  • Rate of climb: 2 m/s (390 ft/min)
  • Rate of sink: 0.65 m/s (128 ft/min) at 80 km/h (43 kn; 50 mph)
  • Wing loading: 33.8 kg/m2 (6.9 lb/sq ft)
  • Take-off run: 200 m (660 ft)

References
  1. "Scheibe SF27 Zugvogel / SF-32 Lorraine Aviation Loravia LA-11 Topaze SLCA SLCA-10 / LA-10". all-aero.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

Further reading
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 595.
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