Glaser-Dirks DG-200

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Glaser-Dirks DG-200
A DG-200/17C sporting the shorter 15 m span (Évora, Portugal).
Type designation DG-200
Competition class 15 metre
Number built 192
Crew 1
Length 7.00 m
Height 1.4 m
Cockpit width 0.62 m
Cockpit height 0.81 m
Wingspan 15 / 17 m
Wing area 10.00 / 10.57 m²
Aspect ratio 22.50 / 27.34
Wing profile FX 67-K-170
Empty mass 238 kg (DG-200)
246 kg (DG-200/17)
224 kg (DG-200/17C)
Water ballast 130 kg
160 kg (DG-200/17C)
Maximum mass 450 kg
480 kg (DG-200/17C with 15 m)
Wing loading 32 - 45 kg/m² (DG-200)
29 - 43 kg/m² (DG-200/17C)
Maximum speed 270 km/h
Rough air speed 190 km/h
Maneuver speed 190 km/h
Stall speed ca. 59 km/h (15 m)
ca. 57 km/h (17 m)
Minimum sink rate 0.59 at 62 km/h (15 m)
0.53 at 57 km/h (17 m)
Best glide ratio ca. 42 at 110 km/h (15 m)
ca. 45 at 110 km/h (17 m)

The DG-200 is a 15 metre class glider built by Glaser-Dirks. It first flew in 1977. Tip extensions to 17 metres were offered in 1978. Later enhancements included a single piece canopy, a carbon-fibre spar and a change in the wing profile. A total of 192 DG-200 were built.

It belongs to the same generation as the Rolladen-Schneider LS3, Alexander Schleicher ASW 20, Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus, Eiri-Avion PIK-20 and Glasflügel Mosquito.

The DG-400 motor glider was derived from the DG-200/17C.

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