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The Alexander Schleicher K7 (ICAO type GLID) is an aircraft of Germany origin, certificated in the Glider category.

Alexander Schleicher K7

Alexander Schleicher K7
GLID
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Alexander Schleicher · K7
Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built
170
Active
169
Origin
Germany
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants

Per-variant specifications

VariantEngineMTOWRangeCruisePax
K7
K7
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Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS 7G3 · Rev 3 · issued 1961-02-17

Category
Glider
MTOW
481 kg
Seats
1 crew · 1 passengers
Certification basis

CAR 10. Type Certificate No. 7G3 issued June 8, 1960. Application for Type Certificate dated April 22, 1958.

Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.

Alexander Schleicher K7 market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Alexander Schleicher K7 fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

65 yearsmedian age

Of the 31 registered Alexander Schleicher K7 with a known build year (18% of the 170 we track), the median age is 65 years.

Registration activity

1changed registration in 12 months

1 of the 170 registered Alexander Schleicher K7 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (1% of the fleet), across 1 registration event. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.