DISCUS A — Schempp-hirth DISCUS A
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Photo: Orca · Public domain
Year
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Owner
Schempp-hirth
Last seen
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MTOW
600 kg
Range
0 nm
Seats
1
DISCUS Ahover
Schempp-hirth · DISCUS A
Model overview
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 14
- Active
- 13
- Origin
- DE
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DISC DISC | — | 600 kg | — | — | 1 |
GLID GLID | — | 525 kg | — | — | 0 |
Type certification
The FAA paperwork
TCDS G53EU · 0 · issued 1987-03-17
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS G53EU), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
Read the TCDS (PDF) →Safety & ops history
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Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
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Fleet age
40 yearsmedian age
80s
90s
Of the 11 registered Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A with a known build year (79% of the 14 we track), the median age is 40 years.
Fleet activity — last 90 days
- Aircraft seen flying
- 1
- Tracked flights
- 1
- Tracked flight hours
- 1
1 Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A were tracked flying in the last 90 days, across 1 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
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