Discus b — Schempp-hirth Discus b
GLID
Photo: Orca · Public domain
Year
—
Owner
Schempp-hirth
Last seen
—
MTOW
600 kg
Range
0 nm
Seats
1
Discus bhover
Schempp-hirth · Discus b
Model overview
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 140
- Active
- 44
- 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 |
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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
39 yearsmedian age
80s
90s
Of the 64 registered Schempp-Hirth Discus b with a known build year (46% of the 140 we track), the median age is 39 years.
Registered Discus b aircraft
Individual Discus b airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N400HB1995
- N65JJ1993
- HB-31081992
- C-FZHT1992
- VH-GFY1992
- HB-30431991
- HB-30411990
- VH-XJW1990
- HB-30621990
- VH-XQW1990
- HB-30221990
- HB-30271989
- HB-19901989
- C-GDSK1989
- N144T1989
- C-GKZZ1989
- VH-UKK1989
- VH-XOT1989
- HB-19661988
- HB-19651988
- N526BC1988
- VH-GIN1988
- EI-GLT1988
- HB-19611988