Schempp-Hirth Arcus
20 m flapped two-seater from Schempp-Hirth that shares its fuselage with the Duo Discus. Built as a pure glider, as the Arcus T with a turbo sustainer and as the self-launching Arcus M, with a best glide ratio of about 50.
Performance
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 151 kt
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(S) · SPL
- Class rating
- Sailplane (winch / aerotow launch)
- Extra training or endorsements
- None beyond the licence and rating.
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
- Approvals
- Aerobatics
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Schempp-Hirth
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- No engine
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 850 kg
- Empty weight
- 450 kg
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Grass · Asphalt
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
- Systems
- Retractable gear
Scale drawing
- Length
- 8.73 m
- Wingspan
- 20 m
- Fuselage width
- 0.7 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Schempp-Hirth ArcusLength 8.73 m
- DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000SLength 8.57 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- VAManoeuvring speedBelow it, a full control deflection will not overstress the airframe (at maximum weight).
- 97 kt
- VNENever exceedNever fly faster than this. Red line.
- 151 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Schempp-Hirth Arcus in the simulator
Practise your radio calls with this aircraft type in the AI ATC simulator.
