Scheibe Flugzeugbau

Scheibe Flugzeugbau was a manufacturer of sailplanes and motorgliders in Germany in the second half of the 20th century. Founded by Egon Scheibe at the Munich-Riem Airport to produce his Bergfalke design in 1951,^[1][2] the company had produced over 2,000 aircraft by 1985.^[3] After Egon Scheibe died in 1997, his sons-in-law took over the firm.^[4] By 2006, they were ready to relinquish control themselves due to their advanced age, but without a successor, the firm ceased operations.^[4] Hartmut Sammet subsequently founded Scheibe Aircraft GmbH in Heubach, taking over maintenance of existing Scheibe aircraft, and the manufacturing rights to the Scheibe SF 25.^[4]

Products

• Scheibe Bergfalke
• Scheibe Spatz
• Scheibe Specht
• Scheibe Sperber
• Scheibe Zugvogel
• Scheibe SF-23 Sperling
• Scheibe SF-24 Motorspatz
• Scheibe SF-25 Falke
• Scheibe SF-26
• Scheibe SF-27
• Scheibe SF-28 Tandem Falke
• Scheibe SF-29
• Scheibe SF-30
• Scheibe SFS-31
• Scheibe SF-32
• Scheibe SF-33
• Scheibe SF-34
• Scheibe SF-35
• Scheibe SF-36
• Scheibe SF 40
• Scheibe SF 41

Notes

1. Hardy 1982, p.79
2. Gunston 1993, p.270
3. Taylor, J.W.R. (1985), p.740
4. Scheibe (ND)

References

• Zipper, Gerd (1999). Falkenhorst, Die Geschichte der Scheibe-Flugzeuge (in German). Gnas, Austria: Weishaupt-Verlag. p. 176.
• Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 270.
• Hardy, Michael (1982). Gliders and Sailplanes of the World. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 79–80.
• Scheibe Aircraft GmbH. "Unternehmen" [Company]. Scheibe Aircraft (in German). Scheibe Aircraft GmbH. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
• Taylor, John W. R. (1985). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985–86. London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 528.

External links

• Scheibe Aircraft GmbH website (in German)