Top speed 250 km/h Wingspan 20 m | Length 8.62 m | |
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Schempp hirth janus takeoff
The Schempp-Hirth Janus is a high performance two-seat glider that was built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH.
Contents
- Schempp hirth janus takeoff
- Schempp hirth janus cm
- Design and development
- Production
- Variants
- Specifications Janus C
- References
Schempp hirth janus cm
Design and development

The design was by Dipl-Ing Klaus Holighaus and the prototype first flew in May 1974. The production examples incorporated several improvements in January 1975. The Janus has a glass-fibre monocoque fuselage similar to that of the Nimbus-2 but the cockpit section is lengthened to accommodate the two pilots in tandem with dual controls under a right-hand side hinged one-piece canopy. Landing gear consists of either a non-retractable main wheel (Janus A, B & C) or a retractable main wheel (later models of Janus C and all Ce's) with a drum or disc brake, and a nose-wheel. The two-piece wings have 2° forward sweep on the leading edge, and have camber-changing flaps which are operated between +12° and -7°. The Janus has upper surface airbrakes, and although uncommon the Janus C could also be fitted with a tail parachute.
Production

100 Januses were built by early 1980 plus three motorised Janus CMs. It is particularly suitable for cross-country instruction and training to fly flapped gliders.
Variants

Specifications (Janus C)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89
General characteristics
Performance


