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Sportavia PutzerCertified · Glider · Germany

RF5B Sperber

Seats
2 2
Power
80 hp60 kW
Cruise
113 kt209 km/h
Sportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber
Photo: wiltshirespotter · CC BY-SA 2.0

About the RF5B Sperber

The Sportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber is a two-seat motor glider categorized as a type-certificated aircraft. Designed with a low-wing wooden monoplane layout and an enclosed tandem cockpit, it suits pilots seeking a combination of gliding efficiency and powered touring capabilities. Propulsion is provided by a single horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine.

Developed from a single-seat predecessor, the glider features semi-aerobatic capabilities, manually retractable center landing gear, a steerable tailwheel, and folding wingtips designed to minimize hangar space requirements. It includes airbrake spoilers to reduce lift during descent and operation.

Engines fitted

4 aircraft
EnginePowerShare of fleetAircraft
Limbach SL1700 — 4

The RF5B Sperber is a variant of the Sportavia Putzer RF5 Fournier.

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