Scheibe SF 25 Falke
The Scheibe SF 25 Falke, first flown in 1963, is a two-seat touring motor glider developed from Scheibe's Bergfalke sailplane, combining a glider's slender 15-metre wing with a small nose-mounted engine that can be throttled back for soaring flight. Early aircraft used the Hirth F10, while the long-running SF-25C is offered with Rotax 912 engines up to 115 horsepower, improving climb over the original low-powered versions. With a glide ratio around 23:1 engine-off, it lets pilots combine powered cross-country legs with genuine thermal soaring in a single airframe.
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The Falke is a two-seat motor glider: a slender glider wing plus a small nose engine you can throttle back to soar engine-off.
Specifications
| Persons on board | 2 |
|---|---|
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.6 t |
| Optimum ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Rate of climb | 980 ft/min (5 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 80 l |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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