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| Country of Manufacture: | Germany |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1984 |
| Current Registration: | United States N321SS |
| FAA Category/Class: | Glider w/accessory powerplant(motorglider) |
| FAA Airworthiness Certificate: | Standard |
| Cockpit Style: | two-place side by side |
| Engine: | Limbach It has a 80 hp Limbach L2000 engine (Volkswagon Conversion. Certified engine in Europe) with electric starter, battery and generator. |
| Landing Gear: | Retractable tricycle (an easy 21 turns with a hand crank) |
| Wings: | Low wing; wingspan 55 ft. Folding to fit in a space 11 ft. by 32 ft. |
| Empty Weight: | 1398 pounds |
| Maximum Gross Weight: | 1804 pounds |
| Fuel/capacity: | 100LL Avgas recommended, 23.6 U.S. gallons |
| Propeller: | Hoffman 3 position Climb - Cruise - Feather |
| Glide ratio: | about 28:1 with engine off |
| Aircraft construction: | Fiberglass Foam sandwich |
| Panel: | Full IFR flight (Certified for Day VFR only) and engine instrumentation |
| Uses: | Private sportplane, great for cross-country, Self-Launching Sailplane |
| Cruising Speed: | 102 Kts |
| Range: | 550 nautical miles |
| Day | Leg | Distance |
| 1 | Wadesboro – Huntsville | 320 |
| 2 | Weather | 0 |
| 3 | Huntsville – Hugo – Hobbs | 843 |
| 4 | Hobbs – Wickenburg – Kingman | 621 |
| 5 | Kingman – Chico | 489 |
| Total | 2273 |
