The Akaflieg Stuttgart fs26 Moseppl is a German single-seat motor glider with twin fins and rudders designed and built by Akaflieg Stuttgart.[1] First flown on the 25 September 1970 it was designed as an experiment and not intended for production.[1]

fs26 Moseppl
Role	Motor glider Type of aircraft
National origin	West Germany
Manufacturer	Akaflieg Stuttgart
First flight	25 September 1970
Number built	1

Design

The fs26 Moseppl is a cantilever high-wing monoplane with a monocoque nacelle fuselage and a glassfibre/balsa sandwich wing structure, fitted with airbrakes but no flaps or ailerons.[1] To make room for the engine the Moseppl has twin fins and rudders attached to the wing trailing edge with an all-moving tailplane between the tops of the vertically surfaces.[1] The pilot sits in an enclosed cockpit with a transparent canopy and the landing gear is a retracting rear monowheel and non-steerable nosewheel.[1] The rear-mounted engine is a 26 hp (19 kW) Solo-Hirth engine with a variable pitch pusher propeller.[1]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74.[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 3.94 m (12 ft 11.75 in)
• Wingspan: 12.60 m (41 ft 4 in)
• Height: 2.08 m (6 ft 9.75 in)
• Wing area: 13.2 m² (142 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 12.1
• Empty weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
• Gross weight: 360 kg (793 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Solo-Hirth engine , 19 kW (26 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn)
• Stall speed: 75 km/h (47 mph, 41 kn)
• Maximum glide ratio: 24
• Rate of sink: 1.0 m/s (200 ft/min)

See also

Related lists

• List of gliders

References

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