Scheibe SF-23 Sperling

SF-23 Sperling
SF-23C
Role Two-seat cabin monoplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Scheibe Flugzeugbau
First flight 1955
Number built 27


The Scheibe SF-23 Sperling (en:Sparrow) is a 1950s German two-seat cabin monoplane or sometimes described as a self-launching motor glider.[1]

Development

The Sperling was the first powered aircraft from the Scheibe Flugzeugbau company which had started building gliders in 1951. The Sperling was a high-wing braced monoplane with side-by-side seating for two in an enclosed cabin.[1] It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear and was powered by a 95 hp (71 kW) Continental C90 piston engine.[2][1]

Variants

SF-23A
Production variant with a 95 hp (71 kW) Continental C90-12F engine, 17 built.[1]
SF-23B
Production variant with a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200-B engine, four built.[1]
SF-23C
Production variant with a 115 hp (86 kW) Lycoming O-235 engine, six built.[1]

Specifications (SF-23A)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance


References

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Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Taylor 1991, pp.286-287
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Type Certificate Data Sheet" (PDF) (in German). 4 February 1961. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
Bibliography
  • Simpson, R.W. (1991). Airlife's General Aviation. England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-194-X.