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DG 1001 Family

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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.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Sport

Final assembly

Bruchsal ·

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tailwheel

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Analogue

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

Mid

Planform

Straight

Tail

T-tail

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	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.

Airframer

DG Aviation GmbH

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