{{Short description|Single-seat German motor glider, 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = EB29 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Open-class self-launched sailplane | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Germany | manufacturer = Binder Motorenbau | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = September 2009 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = Binder EB28 Edition<ref name="b438">{{cite web | title=EB29 single-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref> | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Binder EB29''' is a German single-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau. Its wings are based on those of the earlier EB28, while the fuselage is newly designed.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 142. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>
==Variants== Originally available with wing extensions to give a 28.3 and 29.3 m span. Since March 2011, shorter 25.3 m wings have also been available.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
;EB29
Initial single seat version developed from the EB28 edition. Available with 25.3 m, 28.3 m or 29.3 m wingspans.<ref name="TCDS">{{cite book | author = European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) | author-link = European Union Aviation Safety Agency | date = 20 October 2022 | title = TYPE-CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. EASA.A.559 for EB29 | url = https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/type-certificates/aircraft-cs-25-cs-22-cs-23-cs-vla-cs-lsa/easaa559-binder | publisher = EASA | access-date = 2 September 2024 }}</ref><ref name="b438"/>
;EB29D
Two-seat variant. Forward fuselage lengthened by 25 cm to accommodate the second seat. Available with 25.3 m or 28.3 m wingspans.{{r|TCDS}}<ref name="w762">{{cite web | title=EB29D two-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29d-racing-doppelsitzer.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>
;EB29DE
The "EB29DElektro" is an EB29D equipped with an Emrax electric motor. Available with 25.3 m or 28.3 m wingspans.{{r|TCDS}}<ref name="p159">{{cite web | title=EB29DElektro two-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb2900.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>
;EB29R
Single seat version with a redesigned 28 m "R-wing" for improved performance.{{r|TCDS}}<ref name="z563">{{cite web | title=EB29R single-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb290.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>
;EB29DR
Two-seat variant incorporating the lengthened fuselage of the EB29D and the 28 m "R-wing" of the EB29R.{{r|TCDS}}<ref name="f480">{{cite web | title=EB29DR two-seater | website=Binder Flugmotoren- und Flugzeugbau | url=https://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29d-racing-doppelsitzer0.html?&L=1 | access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>
==Specifications (29m variant)== {{Aircraft specs |ref=<ref name="binder" /><ref name="aerokurier" /> |prime units?=met <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=
|crew=1 |capacity= |length m=8 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=29.3 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m=1.85 |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=16.8 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->51 |airfoil= |empty weight kg=570 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note=approximately |gross weight kg=850 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Solo 2625 02 |eng1 type= |eng1 kw=48 |eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines --> |eng1 note= |power original= |thrust original= |eng1 kn-ab=<!-- afterburners --> |eng1 lbf-ab=<!-- afterburners -->
|prop blade number=2 |prop name=Binder BM-G1-160-R-120-1 |prop dia m=1.60 |prop dia ft=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia in=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop note=
<!-- Performance --> |perfhide= |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |max speed mach=<!-- supersonic aircraft --> |cruise speed kmh=160 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note=in powered flight |stall speed kmh=<!-- aerobatic --> |stall speed mph=<!-- aerobatic --> |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh=280 |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh=74 |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits=<!-- aerobatic --> |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes -->68 |climb rate ms=2.5 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note=with engine |sink rate ms=<!-- sailplanes --> |sink rate ftmin=<!-- sailplanes --> |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note=
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==References== <references>
<ref name="binder">[http://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/eb29.html?&L=1 Binder EB 29 (company website)]</ref> <ref name="aerokurier">[http://www.binder-flugmotorenbau.de/fileadmin/pdf/AE1109_064_067.pdf Die neue Formel Eins (test report, German)]</ref>
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Category:2000s German sailplanes EB29 Category:Motor gliders Category:Aircraft first flown in 2009
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