The club owns 4 dual seat gliders, 3 single seat gliders, and 3 tugs, as follows:

• DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000
• IAR Brasov IS-28B2 (2 Aircraft)
• Schleicher ASK-13
• PZL Bielsko SZD 51-1 Junior
• Grob Astir CS
• PZL Bielsko SZD 48-2 Jantar Standard 2
• Piper PA-25 Pawnee (3 Aircraft)

DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000S-18/20 VH-DGI

Specifications

• Span 18.0 m./ 55.7 ft or 20.0m / 65.6 ft (with extension tips)
• Area 17.21 sq. m. / 188.0 sq.ft. (with extension tips)
• Airfoil Optimised Horstmann/Quast custom design
• Empty weight 410 kg. / 902 lb.
• Payload 190 kg. / 418 lb.
• Water Ballast 160 kg. / 352 lb.
• Gross weight 750 kg. / 1,635 lb.
• Wing loading 42.8 kg. / sq. m. / 8.76 lb. / sq. ft.
• Structure fibreglass with carbon fibre spar

Performance

• L/D max. 46.5 (in 20m configuration), or 42.0 (in 18m configuration)
• Min. sink 0.51 m/s / 1.67 fps / 1 kt

Other

• Country of origin Germany
• Designer Wilhelm Dirks
• No. of seats 2
• No. built about 14 (currently under production)
• Manufacturer's web site

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IAR Brasov IS-28B2 VH-IUJ, VH-ZAY

Specifications

• Span 17.0 m./ 55.7 ft
• Area 18.24 sq. m. / 196.3 sq.ft.
• Airfoil Wortmann FX-61-163, root; -126, tip
• Empty weight 400 kg. / 882 lb.
• Payload 190 kg. / 418 lb.
• Gross weight 590 kg. / 1,300 lb.
• Wing loading 32.35 kg. / sq. m. / 6.62 lb. / sq. ft.
• Structure all metal, fabric covered control surfaces on 29

Performance

• L/D max. 34 at 93 km/h / 51 kt / 58 mph
• Min. sink 0.74 m/s / 2.43 fps / 1.44 kt

Other

• Country of origin Romania
• Designer Iosif Silimon
• No. of seats 2
• No. built about 400
• Manufacturer's web site

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Schleicher ASK-13 VH-GIQ

Specifications

• Span 17.0 m./ 55.7 ft
• Area 17.50 sq. m. / 188.4 sq.ft.
• Airfoil Go 535/ 549
• Empty weight 290 kg. / 639 lb.
• Payload 190 kg. / 418 lb.
• Gross weight 480 kg. / 1,057 lb.
• Wing loading 27.43 kg. / sq. m. / 5.6 lb. / sq. ft.
• Structure fabric covered steel tube fuselage with wood stringers and fiberglass nose, wood/ fabric wings and tail.

Performance

• L/D max. 27 at 90 km/h / 49 kt / 56 mph
• Min. sink 0.81 m/s / 2.65 fps / 1.57 kt at 72 km/h / 39 kt / 45 mph

Other

• Country of origin Germany
• Designer Rudolf Kaiser
• Manufacturer's web site
• No. of seats 2
• No. built over 600

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PZL Bielsko SZD 51-1 Junior VH-HDP

Specifications

• Span 15.0 m./ 49.2 ft
• Area 12.51 sq. m. / 134.7 sq.ft.
• Aspect ratio 18.0
• Airfoil Wortmann
• Empty weight 242 kg. / 533 lb.
• Payload 113 kg. / 250 lb.
• Gross weight 355 kg. / 783 lb.
• Wing loading 28.38 kg. / sq. m. / 5.81 lb. / sq. ft.
• Structure GFRP/ epoxy/ steel tube

Performance

• L/D max. 35 at 80 km/h / 43 kt / 50 mph
• Min. sink 0.60 m/s / 1.97 fps / 1.17 kt at 72 km/h / 39 kt / 45 mph

Other

• Country of origin Poland
• Designer Stanislaw Zientek
• No. of seats 1
• No. built about 300

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Grob Astir CS VH-WVJ

Specifications

• Span 15.0 m./ 49.2 ft
• Area 12.40 sq. m. / 133.5 sq.ft.
• Airfoil Eppler E 603
• Empty weight 255 kg. / 562 lb.
• Payload 195 kg. / 430 lb. including water ballast
• Gross weight 450 kg. / 992 lb.
• Wing loading 36.29 kg. / sq. m. / 7.43 lb. / sq. ft.
• Structure fiberglass

Performance

• L/D max. 38 at 105 km/h / 56 kt / 65 mph
• Min. sink 0.70 m/s / 2.3 fps / 1.36 kt at 85 km/h / 46 kt / 53 mph

Other

• Country of origin Germany
• Designer Burkhart Grob
• Manufacturer's web site
• No. of seats 1
• No. built over 900 (all variants)

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PZL Bielsko SZD 48-2 Jantar Standard 2 VH-IZU

Specifications

• Span 15.0 m./ 49.2 ft
• Area 10.66 sq. m. / 113.4 sq.ft.
• Airfoil PZL NN-8
• Empty weight 265 kg. / 583 lb.
• Payload 266 kg. / 586 lb. including water ballast of 150 kg / 330 lb
• Gross weight 540 kg. / 1,190 lb.
• Wing loading 50,66 kg. / sq. m. / 10,49 lb. / sq. ft.
• Structure fiberglass and foam sandwich

Performance

• L/D max. 40 at 111 km/h / 60 kt / 69 mph
• Min. sink 0.77 m/s / 2.53 fps / 1.50 kt at 97 km/h / 52 kt / 60 mph

Other

• Country of origin Poland
• Designer Adam Kurbiel
• No. of seats 1
• No. built about 700

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Piper PA-25 Pawnee VH-CPU, VH-FBI, VH-SMS

Specifications

• Engine 175kw / 235 HP Lycoming 0-540-B2B5 flat 6 cylinder piston engine
• Propellor 2 bladed fixed pitched McCauley
• Span 11.02 m / 36 ft 2 in
• Length 7.55 m / 24 ft 9 in
• Height 2.19 m / 7 ft 2 in
• Wing Area 17 sq m / 183 sq ft
• Empty Weight 585 kg / 1288 lb
• MTOW 1317 kg / 2900 lb
• Structure steel tube with fabric covering

Performance

• Max speed 188 km/h / 102 kt
• Cruise speed 170 km/h / 91 kt
• Rate of climb 630 fpm
• Service ceiling 13000 ft

Other

• Country of origin USA
• Designer Fred Weick
• First flew as prototype 1957 (with AG-3 designation)
• No. of seats 1 or 2
• No. built 5015 (A, B, C and D variants)

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