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Hoffmann H-36 Dimona

  The Dimona side-by-side two-seat motor glider was designed by Wolff Hoffmann, who was also responsible for the Scheibe SF-H34, and who left Scheibe to form his own company, Hoffmann Flugzeugbau, to put the Dimona into ДальшеMore>>> production at Friesach in Austria, where production was due to start in the summer of 1981. Design work began in 1979, and the prototype made its first flight on 9 October 1980; some 50 Dimonas had been ordered by the spring of 1981. Of glassfibre construction, the Dimona is a low wing monoplane with a T-tail and a fixed tailwheel undercarriage with spats on the main wheels. The wings can be folded alongside the fuselage and are fitted with air brakes. The cockpit canopy hinges upward for entry, and there are two rear windows. The 80hp Limbach SL2000 EB1 'flat four' engine drives a Hoffmann three-position two-blade propeller, and a special engine suspension is featured to ensure low noise and vibration levels.


Span: 52 ft 6 in
Length: 22 ft 5 3/4 in
Height: 5 ft 3 in
Wing area: 163.6 sqft
Aspect ratio: 16.8
Empty weight: 882 lb
Max take-off weight: 1,433 lb
Max speed: 130 mph (power on)
Economical cruising speed: 112 mph
Min sinking speed: 2.95 ft/sec at 50 mph
Best glide ratio: 27:1 at 65 mph (power off)
Max rate of climb at sea level: 689 ft/min
Max range: 621 miles