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K8BAlexander Schleicher K8B

Alexander Schleicher K8B
Photo via Wikipedia: Schleicher Ka 6
Year
Owner
Alexander Schleicher
Last seen
MTOW
0 kg
Range
0 nm
Seats
K8Bhover
Alexander Schleicher · K8B
Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built
513
Active
24
Origin
DE
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants

Per-variant specifications

VariantEngineMTOWRangeCruisePax
GLID
GLID
ZZZZ
ZZZZ
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Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS 7G4 · 3 · issued 1965-01-22

The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS 7G4), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.

Read the TCDS (PDF) →
Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
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How many Alexander Schleicher K8B are there?

513 Alexander Schleicher K8B are on the worldwide civil registry, of which about 24 are active. This counts registered airframes, not total production.

Is the Alexander Schleicher K8B type certified?

Yes. The Alexander Schleicher K8B holds a type certificate; you can read its Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) and what each section means on Sprinkle.