__NOTOC__ The Binder EB28 is a German two-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by

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. It first flew in 1986. The EB28 is a composite-built two-seat

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monoplane with a conventional T-type tailplane. It has a retractable central

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with a fixed tail wheel. The wing has

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airbrakes on the upper wing surface and is fitted with water ballast tanks in the wing and vertical tail. The EB28 has a retractable engine for self-launching and a safety hook for aero-towing. It was developed into the single-seat

Binder EB29 The Binder EB29 is a German single-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau Binder may refer to: Businesses * Binder FBM, a former German jewelry manufactory * Binder Dijker Otte & Co., the e ...

Variants

;EB28 :Production two-seat variant. ;EB28 edition :Production two-seat variant with optional mechanical or electrical landing gear retraction and the ability to change the span of the wings. The standard EB28 can be modified to edition variant. The wings of the EB28 edition have been used for the single seat variant EB29 with slight modifications.

Specifications (EB28)

References

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, date= 1 August 2012 2000s German sailplanes EB28 Aircraft first flown in 1986 Shoulder-wing aircraft Aircraft with retractable bicycle landing gear