Aircraft program
Motor glider with retractable turbo piston engine. Includes the variants DG1001Club neo trainer, DG1001S neo an allrounder with high electric chassis, DG1001T neo with sustainer engine, the flagship DG-1001M self-launching variant and the DG1001E neo with FES propulsion system and neo winglets.
The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.
Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.
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See Analytics rates| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DG 1000T | 2000 / 2000 | Retractable engine variant. | |
| DG 1001M | 2010 / 2010 | SOLO-engined variant. | |
| DG 1001e neo | 2018 / | Front electric sustainer variant. | |
| DG 1001 Club neo | 2019 / 2019 | Next generation training double-seater aircraft, includes DG 1001s neo, their most versatile variant. |
| DG Aviation GmbH | News |
| DG LS8-e neo |
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