SF 28 Tandem-Falke | |
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Tandem Falke Landing | |
Role | Motorglider |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Scheibe |
Designer | Egon Scheibe |
First flight | May 1971 [1] |
Number built | 119 by 1985 [1] |
Developed from | Akaflieg München Mü13 |
The Scheibe SF 28 Tandem-Falke (English: "falcon") is a German motorglider that was designed by Egon Scheibe in 1970 and which flew for the first time in May the following year. [1] It was a development of the Scheibe Falke with (as its name suggests) seating in tandem rather than side-by-side as in the original Falke design. [1] [2]
The SF 28 is a low-wing, cantilever monoplane of conventional design with a large perspex canopy. The undercarriage consists of a non-retractable monowheel and a steerable tailwheel, linked to the rudder. [2] Small outrigger wheels are fitted to nylon legs under each wing. [1] [2] The fuselage is of steel tube construction, covered in fabric [1] and the wings are constructed of wood and fabric around a single spar. [2]
Scheibe entered at least one Tandem-Falke in the German Motor Glider Competition of 1977. [2] At least one SF28 was used by the Spanish military as 'UE 16-1' and demobilized in April 2008. [3]
Data from Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1985-86 [1]
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