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DG Flugzeugbau DG-800
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| Type designation | DG-800A/B/S, DG-808B/C/S |
| Competition class | 15 metre and 18 metre |
| Number built | 380 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 7.025 m (800A/B) 7.055 m (808B/C) 6.86 m (800S/808S) |
| Height | ca. 1.35 m |
| Cockpit width | 0.62 m |
| Cockpit height | 0.81 m |
| Wingspan | 15 / 18 m |
| Wing area | 10.68 / 11.81 m² |
| Aspect ratio | 21.07 / 27.42 |
| Wing profile | DU89-138 DU92/137 |
| Empty mass 18 m span |
ca. 327 kg (800A/B) ca. 344 kg (808B/C) ca. 276 kg (800S/808S) |
| Water ballast | 100 kg (800A/B/808B) 156 kg (808B/C Competition) 180 kg (800S) 237 kg (808S) |
| Maximum mass 18 m span |
525 kg (800A/B/S) 600 kg (808C/S Competition) |
| Wing loading 18 m span |
44.5 kg/m² (800A/B/S) 50.8 kg/m² (808B/C/S) |
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h |
| Maneuver speed | 190 km/h |
| Minimum sink | ca. 0.51 m/s |
| Glide ratio | 50 (800A/B/S/808B/C) 51,5 with winglets |
| Roll rate | ca. 3.5 s (−45º to +45º) |
| Engine type | Solo 2-cylinder |
| Engine power | ca. 53 hp (40 kW) |
| Fuel tank | 21 litres |
| Take-off run | ca. 125 m ( 420 kg, ISA) |
| Distance to clear 15 m obstacle |
ca. m ( kg, ISA) |
| Climb rate | 5.2 m/s (sea level) 2.5 m/s (at 3000 m) |
| Best climb speed | 90 km/h |
| Range in 'saw-tooth' operation |
520 km |
The DG-800 series comprises a family of 15 metre and 18 metre single-seat glider and motorgliders produced by Glaser-Dirks since 1993 and by DG Flugzeugbau GmbH after 1997. It is the successor to the DG-400 and the DG-600 models.
The DG-800 was planned primarily as a powered self-launching sailplane. In the meantime it has spawned many variants, differentiated by the type of powerplant (Rotax, Midwest or Solo), the span extensions (15 metre, 18 metre, both in variants with or without winglets), maximum allowed take-off mass, etc.
The newest model is the DG-808C, a self launching sailplane with Solo engine and the new designed "DEI-NT" Engine Control System.
There are also unpowered variants, the DG-800S and DG-808S, aimed at competition flying. These pure glider variants have a shorter and lighter fuselage built in the moulds of the DG-600 and allow a broader range of wing loadings.
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