The Alexander Schleicher K 8 (ICAO type GLID) is an aircraft of Germany origin, certificated in the glider category.
Alexander Schleicher K 8
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 554
- Active
- 554
- Origin
- Germany
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS 7G4 · Rev 3 · issued 1965-01-22
- Category
- glider
- MTOW
- 310 kg
- Seats
- 1 crew
CAR 10. Type Certificate No. 7G4 issued June 8, 1960. Application for Type Certificate dated December 8, 1959. Federal Republic of Germany glider airworthiness requirements dated A…
Where to look next
Alexander Schleicher K 8 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Alexander Schleicher K 8 fleet — updated daily.
62 yearsmedian age
Of the 18 registered Alexander Schleicher K 8 with a known build year (3% of the 554 we track), the median age is 62 years.
2changed registration in 12 months
2 of the 554 registered Alexander Schleicher K 8 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (0% of the fleet), across 2 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
Registered K 8 aircraft
Individual K 8 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- VH-GQU· 1970
- VH-GAQ· 1968
- VH-ZAS· 1967
- N933KC· 1966
- N1196· 1966
- VH-GPD· 1966
- N623X· 1965
- N4759S· 1964
- N4678S· 1964
- C-PVL· 1964
- N4007U· 1964
- N4660S· 1963
- N8740R· 1963
- PU-ZOS· 1963
- N170DR· 1962
- N6660D· 1962
- N6565D· 1960
- C-FRCE· 1959
- D-0798
- D-1856
- D-5081
- D-4672
- D-0126
- D-0534