Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-12
Akaflieg Braunschweig · Germany · first flew 1980 · glider
The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-12 is a single-seat Standard Class sailplane designed around 1980 by German technical university students.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Wings mounted at mid-fuselage |
| T — Tail | T-tail |
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Spot it by:
- Wings mounted at mid-fuselage
- T-tail with tailplane on top of a straight-edged fin
- Retractable unsprung monowheel
It has carbon fibre wings with GRP ailerons and wide span airbrakes, a GRP monocoque fuselage with a front-hinged canopy, and a tank for 150 kg of water ballast.
Specifications
- The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-12 has a length of 6.4 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 15 m (49 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The students began the design in mid-1979 and the first flight was made on 9 April 1980, to test a new wing profile from the German Aerospace Centre for high cruising performance.
Variants
Only one SB-12 was built, so there were no variants.
Where you'll see it
It was not intended for production. The sole SB-12, D-1225, stayed with the group until it was sold in 1989 and was back at Brunswick in 2007, still on the German register in 2010.
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