Specifications for DG-500 (SSB has 505 model)5PB_ground2

  • Span 18.0 m./ 59.1 ft (22.00 m./ 72.2 ft)
  • Area 16.6 sq. m. / 178.6 sq.ft. (18.29 sq.m./ 196.8 sq.ft)
  • Aspect ratio 19.52
  • Airfoil Wortmann FX-73-K-170/20 root; -170/22 tip
  • Empty weight 390 kg. / 860 lb. (445 kg./ 981 lb.)
  • Payload 225 kg. / 496 lb. (305 kg. / 672 lb.)
  • Water ballast 160 kg / 353 lb
  • Gross weight 615 kg. / 1,356 lb. (750 kg./ 1,653 lb.)
  • Wing loading 37.05 kg. / sq. m. / 7.59 lb. / sq. ft.
  • (41.0 kg. / sq. m. / 8.40 lb. / sq. ft.
  • Structure CFRP/GFRP

Performance

  • L/D max. 40 109 kph / 59 kt / 68 mph
  • (47 111 kph/ 60 kt./ 69 mph)
  • Min. sink (0.51 m/s / 1.67 fps / 0.99 kt)
  • 80 kph/ 43 kt/ 49 mph)