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{{Short description|German single-seat glider, 1954}}
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The '''Scheibe Zugvogel''' ({{lang-en|Migratory bird}}) is a [[West Germany|West German]], [[high-wing]], single-seat, [[FAI Open Class]] [[Glider (sailplane)|glider]] that was designed by [[Egon Scheibe]] and produced by [[Scheibe Flugzeugbau]].<ref name="SD"> {{Cite web|url = http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?PlaneID=391|title = Zugvogel 3 Scheibe |accessdate = 21 July 2011|last = Activate Media|authorlink = |year = 2006}}</ref><ref name="SoaringNov83">Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, [[Soaring Magazine]]'', page 98, [[Soaring Society of America]] November 1983. USPS 499-920</ref>
The '''Scheibe Zugvogel''' ({{langx|en|Migratory bird}}) is a [[West Germany|West German]], [[high-wing]], single-seat, [[FAI Open Class]] [[Glider (sailplane)|glider]] that was produced by [[Scheibe Flugzeugbau]]. The first version was designed by [[Rudolph Kaiser]] and subsequent versions by [[Egon Scheibe]].<ref name="SD">{{Cite web|url = http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?PlaneID=391|title = Zugvogel 3 Scheibe|accessdate = 21 July 2011|last = Activate Media|authorlink = |year = 2006|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111117093640/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=391|archivedate = 17 November 2011|df = }}</ref><ref name="SoaringNov83">{{cite journal|last=Said|first=Bob|title=1983 Sailplane Directory|journal=Soaring Magazine|date=November 1983|page=98|issn= 0037-7503}}</ref><ref name = Simons>Simons, Martin, ''Sailplanes 1945-1965'', (Ed: Eqip) p.162</ref>

==Design and development==
==Design and development==
Scheibe's Zugvogel was designed with the goal of a simple and inexpensive, but high performance, open class competition glider, with quick assembly. It was developed through several variants before production ended after 100 had been completed.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />
The Zugvogel was designed with the goal of a simple and inexpensive, but high performance, open class competition glider, with quick assembly. It was developed through several variants before production ended after 100 had been completed.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />


The aircraft is of mixed construction, with a welded steel tube covered in doped [[aircraft fabric covering]], wooden framed tail surfaces covered in fabric and wooden wings. The {{convert|17.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing uses a [[NACA]] 63-616 [[airfoil]] at the [[wing root]], changing to a NACA 63-614 section at the [[wing tip]]. The wing uses [[dive brake]]s for glidepath control. The nose is covered with [[fibreglass]].<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" /><ref name="Incomplete"> {{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |accessdate = 1 July 2011|last = Lednicer |first = David |authorlink = |year = 2010}}</ref>
The aircraft is of mixed construction, with a welded steel tube [[fuselage]] covered in doped [[aircraft fabric covering]], wooden framed tail surfaces covered in fabric and wooden wings. The {{convert|17.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing uses a [[NACA]] 63-616 [[airfoil]] at the [[wing root]], changing to a NACA 63-614 section at the [[wing tip]]. The wing uses [[dive brake]]s for glidepath control. The nose is covered with [[fibreglass]]. The [[landing gear]] is a fixed monowheel.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" /><ref name="Incomplete">{{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |accessdate = 1 July 2011|last = Lednicer |first = David |authorlink = |year = 2010}}</ref>


The Zugvogel IIIB was [[Type certificate|type certified]] in the [[United States]] on 6 May 1964.<ref name="G4eu"> {{Cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/5aa97735ff394e71852567200050ef26/$FILE/G4eu.PDF |title = Type Certificate Data Sheet No. G4EU |accessdate = 21 July 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |year = 1965|month =September}}</ref>
The Zugvogel IIIB was [[Type certificate|type certified]] in the [[United States]] on 6 May 1964. Zugvogel IIIAs operated in the US are in the ''Experimental - Racing/Exhibition'' category.<ref name="G4eu">{{Cite web|url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/5aa97735ff394e71852567200050ef26/$FILE/G4eu.PDF |title = Type Certificate Data Sheet No. G4EU |accessdate = 21 July 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |date=September 1965}}</ref><ref name="FAAReg">{{Cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=ZUGVOGEL&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 21 July 2011|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |date=July 2011}}</ref>


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
US glider pilot Helen Dick set a number of US national feminine single-place records in her Zugvogel IIIB between 1964 and 1967. These included a distance of {{convert|492.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}, distance to goal of {{convert|364.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} and an out and return distance of {{convert|400.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />
US glider pilot [[Helen Dick]] set a number of US national feminine single-place records in her Zugvogel IIIB between 1964 and 1967. These included a distance of {{convert|492.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}, distance to goal of {{convert|364.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} and an out and return distance of {{convert|400.0|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />

In July 2011 there were three Zugvogel IIIAs and two IIIBs registered with the US [[Federal Aviation Administration]] and two Zugvogel IIIAs and four IIIBs registered with the British [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref name="FAAReg" /><ref name="GINFO">{{Cite web|url = http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype=Zugvogel|title = GINFO Search Results Summary|accessdate = 21 July 2011|last = [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)]]|authorlink = |date=July 2011}}</ref>

==Variants==
==Variants==
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;Zugvogel III
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:{{convert|17.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wingspan, 37.8:1 [[glide ratio]].<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />
:{{convert|17.0|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wingspan, 37.8:1 [[glide ratio]].<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />
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:Similar to the IIIA, but with a shallower fuselage.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />
:Similar to the IIIA, but with a shallower fuselage.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="SoaringNov83" />
;Zugvogel IV
;Zugvogel IVA
;[[Scheibe SF-27 Zugvogel V]]
;[[Scheibe SF-27 Zugvogel V]]
:[[FAI Standard Class]] deveopment
:[[FAI Standard Class]] development
;Loravia LCA-10 Topaze:{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}
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[[File:Scheibe Zugvogel III.jpg|thumb|right|Scheibe Zugvogel III in the [[Deutsches Segelflugmuseum]].]]
*[[Deutsches Segelflugmuseum]]


==Specifications (Zugvogel IIIA) ==
==Specifications (Zugvogel IIIA) ==
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*{{Commons category-inline|Scheibe Zugvogel}}
{{Scheibe aircraft}}
{{Scheibe aircraft}}

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[[Category:1950s German sailplanes]]
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Latest revision as of 02:29, 30 October 2024

Zugvogel
Zugvogel IIIA
Role Glider
National origin West Germany
Manufacturer Scheibe Flugzeugbau
Designer Rudolf Kaiser
Egon Scheibe
First flight 1954
Status Production completed
Number built 100
Variants Scheibe SF-27 Zugvogel V

The Scheibe Zugvogel (English: Migratory bird) is a West German, high-wing, single-seat, FAI Open Class glider that was produced by Scheibe Flugzeugbau. The first version was designed by Rudolph Kaiser and subsequent versions by Egon Scheibe.[1][2][3]

Design and development

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The Zugvogel was designed with the goal of a simple and inexpensive, but high performance, open class competition glider, with quick assembly. It was developed through several variants before production ended after 100 had been completed.[1][2]

The aircraft is of mixed construction, with a welded steel tube fuselage covered in doped aircraft fabric covering, wooden framed tail surfaces covered in fabric and wooden wings. The 17.0 m (55.8 ft) span wing uses a NACA 63-616 airfoil at the wing root, changing to a NACA 63-614 section at the wing tip. The wing uses dive brakes for glidepath control. The nose is covered with fibreglass. The landing gear is a fixed monowheel.[1][2][4]

The Zugvogel IIIB was type certified in the United States on 6 May 1964. Zugvogel IIIAs operated in the US are in the Experimental - Racing/Exhibition category.[5][6]

Operational history

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US glider pilot Helen Dick set a number of US national feminine single-place records in her Zugvogel IIIB between 1964 and 1967. These included a distance of 492.2 km (305.8 mi), distance to goal of 364.6 km (226.6 mi) and an out and return distance of 400.0 km (248.5 mi).[1][2]

In July 2011 there were three Zugvogel IIIAs and two IIIBs registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration and two Zugvogel IIIAs and four IIIBs registered with the British Civil Aviation Authority.[6][7]

Variants

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Zugvogel I
Initial version
Zugvogel II
Improved version
Zugvogel III
Improved version
Zugvogel IIIA
17.0 m (55.8 ft) wingspan, 37.8:1 glide ratio.[1][2]
Zugvogel IIIB
Similar to the IIIA, but with a shallower fuselage.[1][2]
Zugvogel IV
Zugvogel IVA
Scheibe SF-27 Zugvogel V
FAI Standard Class development
Loravia LCA-10 Topaze
[citation needed]
Loravia LCA-11 Topaze
[citation needed]

Aircraft on display

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Scheibe Zugvogel III in the Deutsches Segelflugmuseum.

Specifications (Zugvogel IIIA)

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Data from Sailplane Directory, Soaring and Type Certificate G4eu [1][2][5][8]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Length: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 14.48 m2 (155.9 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 20:1
  • Airfoil: root: NACA 632616, mid: NACA 632615, tip: NACA 632614
  • Empty weight: 243 kg (536 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 365 kg (805 lb)

Performance

  • Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph, 31 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
  • Rough air speed max: 140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn)
  • Aerotow speed: 140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn)
  • Winch launch max speed: 100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
  • Terminal velocity: with full airbrakes 210 km/h (130 mph; 110 kn)
  • g limits: +4 -2
  • Maximum glide ratio: 35 at 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)
  • Rate of sink: 0.58 m/s (114 ft/min) at 67 km/h (42 mph; 36 kn)
  • Wing loading: 25.2 kg/m2 (5.2 lb/sq ft)

See also

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Related lists

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Activate Media (2006). "Zugvogel 3 Scheibe". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Said, Bob (November 1983). "1983 Sailplane Directory". Soaring Magazine: 98. ISSN 0037-7503.
  3. ^ Simons, Martin, Sailplanes 1945-1965, (Ed: Eqip) p.162
  4. ^ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. ^ a b Federal Aviation Administration (September 1965). "Type Certificate Data Sheet No. G4EU" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b Federal Aviation Administration (July 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  7. ^ Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) (July 2011). "GINFO Search Results Summary". Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  8. ^ Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1958). The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde (in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 61–67.
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