List of motor gliders explained

A motor glider is an aircraft which sustains flight principally through soaring flight but also has a small engine for takeoff and emergencies. For a list of unpowered gliders see Glider types. For an exhaustive list of all Glider types see List of gliders.

TypeCountry Date Class Seats Span A/RL/DClimbVMaxEmptyMaximumBuilt
Lange AntaresGermany2003R123m (75feet)38.360:14m/s280km/h510kg (1,120lb)850kg (1,870lb)50+
Schleicher ASW 22 BEGermany1986R126.6m (87.3feet)42.362:1275km/h510kg (1,120lb)750kg (1,650lb)
Binder EB28Germany1986R228m (92feet)46.765:12.5m/s275km/h570kg (1,260lb)850kg (1,870lb)
Binder EB29Germany2009RE229.3m (96.1feet)5168:12.5m/s280km/h570kg (1,260lb)850kg (1,870lb)
Scheibe FalkeGermany1963F (Rotax)218.2m (59.7feet)13.824:14m/s190km/h435kg (959lb)650kg (1,430lb)1200+

See also

Sources

j2mcl-planeurs Comprehensive Glider DatabaseGlider polar data

Sailplane Directory