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Glaser-Dirks DG-100
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| Type designation | DG-100 |
| Competition class | Club (formerly Standard) |
| Number built | 327 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 7.00 m |
| Height | 1.4 m |
| Cockpit width | 0.62 m |
| Cockpit height | 0.81 m |
| Wingspan | 15 m |
| Wing area | 11.00 m² |
| Aspect ratio | 20.50 |
| Wing profile | FX 61-184 FX 60-126 (tip) |
| Empty mass | ca. 230 kg |
| Water ballast | 100 kg |
| Maximum mass | 418 kg |
| Wing loading | ca. 28 - 38 kg/m² |
| Maximum speed | 260 km/h |
| Rough air speed | 260 km/h |
| Maneuver speed | 165 km/h |
| Stall speed | 60 km/h |
| Minimum sink rate | 0.59 m/s at 75 km/h |
| Best glide ratio | ca. 37 (DG-100) ca. 38 (DG-100G) |
| Roll rate | 5 s at 87 km/h -45º to +45º bank |
The DG-100 of 1973 is the first sailplane type manufactured by Glaser-Dirks. It is built of glass reinforced plastic and has an all-flying tailplane and a two-piece canopy. The original DG-100 was superseded by the DG-101 and DG-101G. These successors have improvements such as single piece canopies and, with the DG-101G, a conventional tailplane with fixed stabiliser and movable elevator.
After the bankruptcy of Glaser-Dirks the new founded company DG Flugzeugbau GmbH took over the service for these gliders.
