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Single seat glider |
| Dimensions |
Length , height , span 7,15 m , wing area , |
| Weights |
Empty , loaded , max. take off weight |
| Performance |
Max.. speed , cruising speed , range , endurance , service ceiling , climb |
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Werk.Nr |
Registration |
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In 1937, the Flugtechnische Fachgruppe was founded at the TH Braunschweig, which can be regarded as the successor to the previous Akaflieg. From 1941, the SB 4 was built here, a two-seater glider with a somewhat asymmetrical front fuselage section. The pilots sat diagonally one behind the other, i.e. a mixture of side-by-side and tandem arrangements. It already had descent aids on the top and bottom of the wing, similar to today's Schempp-Hirth flaps, and a tail wheel instead of a slip spur. The SB 4 was destroyed in a bomb attack at the end of 1943 before it was completed.
