The Schempp-Hirth Arcus is a flapped Two Seater Class glider in production by Schempp-Hirth. It first flew 7 April 2009. It is offered in addition to the Duo Discus which is an unflapped 20 metre two-seater, whose fuselage it shares. The wings have flaperons integrated along the whole span.[1]
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Role | Two Seater Class glider Type of aircraft |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Schempp-Hirth |
First flight | 2009 |
It is available as a pure glider, a turbo using the Solo 2350-engine, and as a self-launching glider using the Solo 2625-02i. An electric power unit based on Antares 20E equipment was produced until end 2016 when cooperation with Lange stopped.[2]
Data from Schempp-Hirth.[3]
General characteristics
Performance
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