Scheibe SF 40

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The Scheibe SF 40 is a German two-seat ultralight aircraft designed and built by Scheibe Aircraft.

Design

The SF 40 is a two-seat low-wing ultralight monoplane with a fixed tricycle landing gear.^[1] It has a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage with fabric-covered glass-fibre wings.^[1] The first SF 40 powered by a Sauer four-stroke engine flew in 1995 but after five were built it was replaced in 1997 by an improved variant, the SF 40C.^[1] The SF 40C is powered by a Rotax 912 engine with a two-bladed propellor, a shorter wing span than the original with increased fuel capacity.^[1] The SF 40C was awarded a type certificate in May 1998.^[1]

Variants

SF 40: Sauer-powered variant, five built.^[1]
SF 40C Allround: Rotax 912-powered variant.^[1]

Specifications (SF 40C)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Empty weight: 287 kg (633 lb)
Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 flat-four piston, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph)
Stall speed: 53 km/h (39 mph)
Range: 700 km (435 miles)

References

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Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Jackson 1999, pp. 161-162

Bibliography

Paul Jackson, ed. (1999). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1999-2000. Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN 0-7106-1898-0.

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