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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS G17CE

Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau

Historical Aircraft Glider Rev 1 10/20/2009 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (3)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (1)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 11.25
  • Sec. 11.27
  • Sec. 45.11
  • Sec. 21.183

Former holders

  • Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau

Fleet view · 33 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

1

n=33

Year of mfr

2001

1998–2017

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • NONE NONE 31
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 2

NTSB events

6

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

4

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.18 events / tail · 0.12 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.