Scheibe Spatz A
The Scheibe Spatz (sparrow) is a single-seat German glider built from 1952 to 1962 by Scheibe Flugzeugbau in Germany.
The first model was the Spatz A, followed two years later by the L-Spatz 55, which was distinguished by its higher wing position on the fuselage.
Of mixed construction, the fuselage is made of welded steel tubing covered with fabric, while the single-spar wing and tailplane are made of wood and also fabric-covered.
This model was appreciated for its ease of handling and its ability to recover easily from spins. It was also built in France by Avialsa under the name A60 Fauconnet, and in Italy as the Meteor MS-30 L-Passero.
The cockpit on display is no. 268, built in 1959 and registered as OO-ZVW on June 9, 1965. It was de-registered on December 21, 1971.
BAPA owns another complete Spatz A thanks to a donation from Firmin Henrard.
Caracteristics:
First flight: 1952
Total built: 471
Airfoil profile: Mü 14
Wingspan: 15 m
Length: 6.25 m
Wing area: 11.7 m²
Aspect ratio: 19
Glide ratio: 27
Empty weight: 152 kg
Maximum weight: 265 kg
Wing loading (min): 13 kg/m²
Wing loading (max): 22.65 kg/m²
Maximum speed: 180 km/h
Stall speed: 55 km/h
Minimum sink rate: 0.58 m/s (at 67 km/h)
Load factor: +4 / -2
Status
cockpit section, currently on display at WOW
The first model was the Spatz A, followed two years later by the L-Spatz 55, which was distinguished by its higher wing position on the fuselage.
Of mixed construction, the fuselage is made of welded steel tubing covered with fabric, while the single-spar wing and tailplane are made of wood and also fabric-covered.
This model was appreciated for its ease of handling and its ability to recover easily from spins. It was also built in France by Avialsa under the name A60 Fauconnet, and in Italy as the Meteor MS-30 L-Passero.
The cockpit on display is no. 268, built in 1959 and registered as OO-ZVW on June 9, 1965. It was de-registered on December 21, 1971.
BAPA owns another complete Spatz A thanks to a donation from Firmin Henrard.
Caracteristics:
First flight: 1952
Total built: 471
Airfoil profile: Mü 14
Wingspan: 15 m
Length: 6.25 m
Wing area: 11.7 m²
Aspect ratio: 19
Glide ratio: 27
Empty weight: 152 kg
Maximum weight: 265 kg
Wing loading (min): 13 kg/m²
Wing loading (max): 22.65 kg/m²
Maximum speed: 180 km/h
Stall speed: 55 km/h
Minimum sink rate: 0.58 m/s (at 67 km/h)
Load factor: +4 / -2
Status
cockpit section, currently on display at WOW
HF-14-Spatz-ACM-PR ( Archives Robert Verhegghen)
Above and below: The cockpit, after a lot of work, is now used to allow people to have an idea of what is a gllider cockpit when the association is participating to various events.Here under it is being diplayed at the Gembloux festival in 2022
