The Scheibe SF-25 Falke (English: Falcon ) is a German touring motor glider developed from the earlier Bergfalke glider by Scheibe Flugzeugbau . Since May 2006 the business has been run by Scheibe Aircraft GmbH .
4-766: The Slingsby Type 61 Falke was a licence-built version of the Scheibe SF 25B Motor glider built by Slingsby Sailplanes . It entered service with the Royal Air Force for air cadet training as the Slingsby Venture . In 1970 Slingsby acquired a licence to build the SF 25B as the Type 61A Falke , a side-by-side two-seat dual training monoplane. This first variant was powered by a 45 hp Starck Stamo MS1500 engine and first flew at Wombleton on 8 February 1971. During May 1971 one aircraft
8-710: The Motor Spatz but decided to produce a better light aircraft based on the Bergfalke glider. It had a new forward fuselage with an enclosed cockpit with two side-by-side seats and originally a Hirth F10A2a engine in the nose. It first flew in May 1963 as the SF-25A Motor Falke . After an initial batch of aircraft the wing was lowered and it was renamed as just the SF-25B Falke . A number of variants were built with various engines and
12-489: The type was licence built by Sportavia-Putzer, Aeronautica Umbra (Italy), Loravia (France) and Slingsby (United Kingdom). The current model is the SF 25C. It is currently available with a choice of three engines: the Rotax 912 80 hp, the Rotax 912S (100 hp) and the Rotax 914F3 (115 hp). Data from General characteristics Performance Byron Bay gliding club (Australia) have re-engined using
16-747: Was evaluated by the Royal Air Force as the Venture T1 and an order for 15 aircraft followed. The aircraft were to be operated by Volunteer Gliding Schools for basic air cadet training. Following replacement by the Grob Vigilant T1 they were all sold in 1990. RAF VGS 612 ZA652, ZA653, ZA654 RAF VGS 616 ZA625, ZA630 RAF VGS 642 XZ550 August 1978, XZ563 October 1978, ZA630 March 1980, ZA657, ZA659 replaced XZ653 RAF VGS 644 ZA634 29 March 1980. General characteristics Performance Related lists Scheibe SF 25B The company had produced
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