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      • Performance benchmarks in the Two-Seater Class have been re-defined by the Arcus. Whether clubs are aiming to achieve OLC top positions or privat pilots plan record flights, competition results or interesting safari flights - the Arcus provides the ideal means to put these ideas into practice. The joint flight experience will double your pleasure and success. New step is even achieved with the updated design of the Arcus "20", available in pure (S), Retriever (T) or Self-launch (M) types.

    • Ventus

      • Look forward to a flight experience like you have never felt before. Effortlessly call on incredible performance. Honest, direct feedback provides you with a reassuring sense of reliability. Combine this with unrivalled agility and become one with the glider to uncover hidden potential. Ventus is available in pure version (S), Retriever with 2-strokes engine (T), Retriever and Adventure expander electro-engine (FES), and Self-launch 2-strokes engine (M with updated Neo version).

    • Discus
      • Discus-2cFES

        • The Front Electric Sustainer (FES) electrical engine now also provides the Discus-2c with an environment-friendly, silent and intuitive to use insurance agains unwanted outlandings. Starting immediately and almost impossible to operate wrongly, this system - in combination with the Discus-2c's perfect control balance and well-known harmonic flight characteristics - provides the ideal solution for both ambitious competitive pilots and day-to-day usage in a gliding club.

      • Discus-2c

        • This 18m glider combines agile and harmless flight characteristics with gliding performance reserved to open class gliders only a few years ago. Thanks to the perfect control balance and the harmonic gliding characteristics, you'll feel comfortable and relaxed the first moment you'll fly a Discus-2c. The glider of choice for routined competition pilots, the outstanding everyday glider for ambitious performance pilots or the demanded single-seater in a gliding club.

      • Discus-2cT

        • The combination of the versatility of using a Discus-2cT and the easy usage of its engine  make it the ideal piece of sports equipment for competitions or ambitious cross-country flights, the perfect companion for soaring safaris - or simply the robust favorite glider of any gliding club.

    • Duo Discus
      • Duo Discus XL

        • Easy to fly, comfortable, handy, agile - with outstanding performance: The Duo-Discus XL is the perfect device for enjoying flights together, whether in syndicates, in the family or in daily gliding club operation.

      • Duo Discus XLT

        • The Duo-Discus XL is the perfect device for enjoying flights together, whether in syndicates, in the family or in daily gliding club operation. And with its proven Turbo sustainer system, outlandings become a story of the past.

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High-Performance Gliders

Latest Updates:

02/22/2023

200 times Ventus-3

On February 20th of this year, the time has come: Schempp-Hirth delivers the 200th Ventus-3, and it goes to David Bauder, one of Germany's top pilots,…

12/07/2022

Hans-Georg "Biggo" Berger awarded Klaus Holighaus Medal

On November 20 of this year, the president of the Baden-Württemberg Aviation Association (BWLV) honored our long-time sales manager Hans-Georg "Biggo"…

09/26/2022

Arcus M wins with 156 km/h

On the first day of the Brazilian Gliding Championships - held in Luis Eduardo Magalhaes - Claudio Schmidt won the day with his Arcus M - with an…

08/22/2022

Ventus-3 Sport Edition is now 1 year delivery time!

Due to production optimisation, we can now offer our sailplanes types Ventus-3 with Sport fuselage with one year delivery time.

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Latest TNs:


2022-10-17 – TN 627-4

Installation of an alternative control stick

Ventus-3M all, Ventus-3T (Performance Edition) all

2022-10-13 – TN 396-22 Rev.1 / 2022-0242-E

Inspection of the elevator U-bracket in the horizontal tail…

Duo Discus all, Duo Discus C all

2022-10-13 – TN 380-3 Rev.1 / 2022-0242-E

Inspection of the elevator U-bracket in the horizontal tail…

Nimbus-4 all, Nimbus-4D all

2022-09-09 – TN 627-5

Fitting a cover for the starter ring gear

Ventus-3M #1 – #181

2022-09-08 – TN A532-10 / 2022-0242-E

Inspection of the elevator U-bracket in the horizontal tail…

Arcus all, Arcus T all, Arcus M all

2022-09-08 – TN 890-18 Rev.1 / 2022-0242-E

Inspection of the elevator U-bracket in the horizontal tail…

Duo Discus T all

2022-09-08 – TN 868-24 Rev.1 / 2022-0242-E

Inspection of the elevator U-bracket in the horizontal tail…

Nimbus-4M all, Nimbus-4T all, Nimbus-4DM all, Nimbus-4DT all

2022-08-09 – TN 349-43 / 2022-0229

Inspection of the automatic airbrake control connections

Ventus-2a all, Ventus-2b all

2022-01-28 – TN A532-9 / 2022-0076

Introduction of a daily inspection of the lower ruder…

Arcus M all, Arcus all

2022-01-28 – TN 627-3

Introduction of a daily inspection of the lower ruder…

Ventus-3M #1 – #87, Ventus-3M #89 – #100, Ventus-3M #102 – #113, Ventus-3M #115 – #125

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