{{Short description|German touring motor glider, 1980}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = SF 36 | logo = | logo_size = | image = 2SF36.jpeg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Powered sailplane | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Germany | manufacturer = Scheibe Aircraft | 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 = 1980 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }}
The '''Scheibe SF 36''' is a German two-seat self-launched powered sailplane designed and built by Scheibe Aircraft.<ref name="easa" />
==Design== The SF 36 is an all composite sailplane with an engine mounted at the front.<ref name="easa" /> It is a low-wing monoplane with airbrakes fitted to the upper surface, it can be fitted with either a fixed or retractable landing gear.<ref name="easa" /> The SF 36 has a cruciform tail with a fixed horizontal stabilizer and an enclosed cabin which has two seats side by side.<ref name="easa" />
The SF 36 is available in two variants, the SF 36A powered by either a Limbach or Sauer piston engine, and the Rotax-powered SF 36R.
== Variants == ;SF 36 A :Powered by either a Limbach L2000 EA, Sauer S 2100-1-HS1 or Sauer S 2100-1-SS1 engine. ;SF 36 R :Rotax 912-powered variant.
==Specifications (SF 36A)== {{Aircraft specs |ref=<ref name="easa" /> |prime units? = met |crew=2 |length m=7.18 |length ft=23 |length in=7 |span m=16.38 |span ft=53 |span in=9 |wing area sqm=15.60 |wing area sqft=168 |gross weight kg=715 |gross weight lb=1576 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Limbach L2000 EA |eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->60 |eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->80 |max speed kmh=230 |max speed mph=143 }}
<!-- ==See also== --> {{aircontent <!-- include as many lines are appropriate. additional lines/entries with carriage return. --> |see also= |related=<!-- related developments --> |similar aircraft=<!-- similar or comparable aircraft --> |sequence=<!-- designation sequence, if appropriate --> |lists=<!-- related lists --> }}
==References== {{Commons category}} <references>
<ref name="easa">[http://www.easa.europa.eu/certification/type-certificates/aircraft.php European Aviation Safety Agency - Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.578 dated 12 April 2011]</ref>
</references> {{Scheibe aircraft}}
Category:1980s German civil utility aircraft Category:Motor gliders Scheibe Category:Low-wing aircraft Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1980 Category:Single-engined piston aircraft Category:Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear