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Schempp-Hirth SHK
German single-seat glider, 1965 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Schempp-Hirth SHK Open Class glider was developed in Germany by Schempp-Hirth. It was based on the 1964 version of the Standard Austria, known as the SH. The Austria was originally a single-seat aerobatic glider that had been designed and built in Austria from 1959 but production was moved in 1962 to the Schempp-Hirth factory in Germany.
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Role | Glider |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Schempp-Hirth |
Designer | Klaus Holighaus |
First flight | 1965[1] |
Number built | 59 [2] |
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