Akaflieg Stuttgart fs32

The Akaflieg Stuttgart fs32, nicknamed Aguila (Spanish: Eagle) is a sailplane designed and built in Germany in 1992.

fs32 Aguila
Role Glider
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Akaflieg Stuttgart
First flight 18 February 1992
Number built 1

Specifications

Data from Akaflieg Stuttgart,[1] All-Aero[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.62 m (21 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 9.94 m2 (107.0 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 22.65
  • Airfoil: FX 81-K-144/20
  • Empty weight: 255 kg (562 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)

Performance

  • Maximum glide ratio: 43:1 at 105 km/h (65 mph; 57 kn)
  • Rate of sink: 0.6 m/s (120 ft/min) at 85 km/h (53 mph; 46 kn)
  • Wing loading: 50.3 kg/m2 (10.3 lb/sq ft)

References
  1. "fs32 – Aguila – Akaflieg Stuttgart e.V". Akaflieg Stuttgart e.V. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. "Akaflieg Stuttgart fs-32". all-aero.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

Further reading
  • Akaflieg Stuttgart 90 Jahre Forschen-Bauen-Fliegen (in German) (1st ed.). Stuttgart: Akaflieg Stuttgart e.V. 2016. pp. 307–329.
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