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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS G52EU

Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH

Current Aircraft Glider Rev 1 11/19/1990 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

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.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 21.23
  • Sec. 21.29
  • Sec. 21.50

Former holders

  • Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH

Fleet view · 24 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=24

Horsepower

40

n=4

Year of mfr

1985

1982–1990

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 5
  • ROTAX 505 4
  • NONE NONE 3
  • BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) 2

NTSB events

2

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

17

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.08 events / tail · 0.71 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.