Schempp-Hirth Janus

The Schempp-Hirth Janus is a high performance two-seat glider that was built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH.

Schempp-Hirth Janus-C in flight, showing instrument panel equipped for "cloud flying," configured in the basic-T, with airspeed, attitude and altitude display across the top row; below a GPS-driven computer, with wind and glide 1
Schempp-Hirth Janus-C in flight, showing instrument panel equipped for "cloud flying," configured in the basic-T, with airspeed, attitude and altitude displays across the top row; below a 2
PH-1252/VZ Schempp-Hirth Janus B private wrapped in storage covers PH-945 Sportavia-Putzer RF-5B private arrived during our visit and put in this hangar Hangar "Aeroclub Zeeland" (open) 3
Schempp-Hirth Janus-C in flight, showing instrument panel configured in the basic-T, with airspeed, turn and bank and altitude displays across the top row; below a GPS-driven computer, 4

Made by Schempp-Hirth.

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Schempp-Hirth Janus-C glider Instrument panel equipped for "cloud flying". The turn and bank indicator is top center.6
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Empty Weight Lb
803
Wing Area Sqm
17
Designer
Klaus Holighaus
First Flight
May
Lists
*List of gliders
Glide Ratio
43
Span In
7
Gross Weight Lb
1540
Capacity
240
Sink Rate Ms
1
Number Built
300
Crew
Two
Empty Weight Kg
ca. 365
Gross Weight Kg
700
Height In
11
Sink Rate Ftmin
118
Manufacturer
Max Speed Mph
140
Max Speed Kmh
220
Height Ft
4
Span Ft
65
National Origin
Germany
Wing Area Sqft
186
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
20
Length Ft
28
Height M
2
Similar Aircraft
*Glaser-Dirks DG-500
Length In
3
Length M
9
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