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The Glasflügel Libelle (ICAO type GLID) is an aircraft of Germany origin, certificated in the Glider category.

Glasflügel Libelle

Glasflügel Libelle
GLID
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Glasflügel · Libelle
Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built
390
Active
390
Origin
Germany
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants

Per-variant specifications

VariantEngineMTOWRangeCruisePax
Standard
Standard
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Standard Libelle—————
Standard Libelle 201 B—————
Standard Libelle 203—————
Standard-201B
Standard-201B
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Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS G12EU · Rev 5 · issued 1975-09-08

Category
Glider
MTOW
290 kg
Seats
1 passengers
Certification basis

FAR 21.23 effective 1 February 1965; Federal Republic of Germany Airworthiness Requirements for Sailplanes, dated February 1966

Safety & ops history

Where to look next

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

Glasflügel Libelle market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Glasflügel Libelle fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

55 yearsmedian age

Of the 123 registered Glasflügel Libelle with a known build year (32% of the 390 we track), the median age is 55 years.

Registration activity

3changed registration in 12 months

3 of the 390 registered Glasflügel Libelle we track changed registration in the last 12 months (1% of the fleet), across 3 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.