Binder EB28

EB28
Role Open-class self-launched sailplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Binder Motorenbau






The Binder EB28 is a German two-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau.[1][2]

The EB28 is a composite-built two-seat shoulder-wing monoplane with a conventional T-type tailplane.[1] It has a retractable central landing gear with a fixed tail wheel.[1] The wing has Schempp-Hirth airbrakes on upper wing surface and fitted with water ballast tanks in the wing and vertical tail.[1] The EB28 has a retractable engine for self-launching and a safety hook for aero-towing.[1][2]

Variants

EB28
Production two-seat variant.
EB28 edition
Production two-seat variant with optional mechanical or electrical landing gear retraction and the ability to change the span of the wings. The standard EB28 can be modified to edition variant. The wings of the EB28 edition have been used for the single seat variant EB29 with slight modifications.

Specifications (EB28)

Data from [1][3]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 European Aviation Safety Agency Type-Certificate Data Sheet A.512
  2. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 142. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Binder EB 28 (company website)
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