Glaser-Dirks DG-600
| Glaser-Dirks DG-600 | |
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| Type: | Glider |
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| First flight: |
April 15, 1987 |
| Production time: |
1987-1992 |
| Number of pieces: |
112 |
The Glaser-Dirks DG-600 is a single-seat high-performance glider with flaps from DG Flugzeugbau . The aircraft made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) can be regarded as the successor to the DG-200 and DG-400 and was offered with wingspan of 15 and 17 meters from the start. From 1989 the model range was expanded to include a self-launching variant, DG-600M. From 1991 onwards, variants with a wingspan of 18 meters with larger clip-on wings (DG-600/18, DG-600 / 18M) and winglets were also offered.
development and construction
The DG-600 fuselage is based on the fuselage of the DG-400, but has a slimmer tail unit with a 7 liter ballast tank in the tail fin. Canopy and instrument panel are practically the same as on other DG aircraft.
A special feature of the control surfaces are the flaperons . The wings have a flatter profile and a greater aspect ratio than earlier DG gliders, which results in higher performance but poorer slow flight properties. The 15-meter version in particular has these disadvantages. The aircraft was therefore less successful on the market and after a fire in the production halls in 1992, in which the surface forms were destroyed, the production of the DG-600 was stopped after only 112 units. The Glaser-Dirks DG-800 was later offered as a successor model.
Technical specifications
| span | 15 m | 17 m | 18 m |
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| crew | 1 | ||
| Wing area | 10.95 m² | 11.59 m² | 11.81 m² |
| Elongation | 20.55 | 24.95 | 27.42 |
| Wing profile | HQ35 / HQ37 | ||
| Hull length | 6.83 m | ||
| Preparation mass | 257 kg / 305 kg (M version) | 260 kg / 310 kg (M version) | 262 kg / 312 kg (M version) |
| Max. Takeoff weight | 525 kg | 480 kg | |
| Water ballast | 180 kg / 120 kg (M version) | ||
| Minimum speed | 64 km / h / 71 km / h (M version) | 62 km / h / 69 km / h (M version) | |
| Slightest sinking | 0.56 m / s / 0.6 m / s (M version) | 0.5 m / s / 0.53 m / s (M version) | 0.49 m / s / 0.51 m / s (M version) |
| Glide ratio | 45 | 49 | 50 |
| DAeC index | 110 | 113 | 116 |
| engine | M version only: a single cylinder Rotax 275 , 18 kW / 25 PS | ||
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Web links
- Type certification of DG single seaters - Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.239 DG single seaters (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data sheet for all DG aircraft ( Memento from August 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 126 kB)
- ↑ a b 25 years DG Segelflugzeug und Motoregler ( Memento from September 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ DAeC Index List 2012 ( Memento from October 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ DG-400 and DG-600
