DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000
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Type designation | DG-1000 |
Competition class | Two Seater |
Number built | |
Crew | 2 |
Length | 8.57 m |
Height | 1.83 m |
Cockpit width | 0.73 m |
Cockpit height | 1.0 m |
Wingspan | 18 or 20 m |
Wing area | 16.72 / 17.53 m² |
Aspect ratio | 19.38 / 22.82 |
Wing profile | HQK-51 |
Empty mass | 415/415 (DG1000S) |
461/465 (DG1000T) | |
Water ballast | 160 kg maximum |
Maximum mass | 750 kg (630 kg for aerobatic category) |
Wing loading | 29.4/28.2 with 80 kg payload (DG1000S) |
32.0/31.0 with 80 kg payload (DG1000T) | |
Maximum speed | 270 km/h |
Maneuver speed | 185 km/h |
Minimum sink | ca. 0.51 m/s with pilot only |
Glide ratio | 46.5 at gross weight |
Roll rate | |
Engine type | Solo 2350C two-cylinder-two-stroke-engine |
Engine power | 22 kW / 30 hp |
Fuel tank | 22 litres |
Climb rate | 1.27 m/sec with 20 metre wing at 670 kg weight |
Cruise speed | 127 km/hr |
Turbo Range | 230 km (370 km in 'saw tooth' mode) |
The DG1000 is a self-launching glider of the Two Seater Class built by DG Flugzeugbau. It first flew in July 2000 at Speyer in Germany. There are four models:
- DG1000S, the standard 20 metre span version
- DG1000S 18/20, can be flown either as an 18 metre or 20 metre glider
- DG1000S Club, only 18 metre span, fixed undercarriage and no capacity for water ballast
- DG1000T, 18 or 20 metre span with a turbo.
With an 18 metre span it is fully certified for aerobatics; with a 20 metre span it is certified for limited aerobatics.
The retractable engine is mounted on a pylon aft of the double cockpit. There is a reduction gear (2:3 to 1.0) between the engine and the two-blade carbon-fibre composite propeller. The propeller was designed and is produced by the DG factory.
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