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Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B

FAA model code38019VN

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B: Glider, with 29 aircraft on the US register, built between 1984 and 1995.

29
On the US register
0
Engines
1
Seats
Manufacturer
Schempp-Hirth
Class
Glider
Engine type
None
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
1984–1995

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B aircraft were built in 1986 than in any other year: 8.

0510198519901995

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • CA6
  • PA3
  • IN2
  • MA2
  • MO2
  • NY2
  • TX2
  • WA2
  • AZ1
  • CO1
  • MD1
  • MI1

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

2 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (29 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Other Schempp-Hirth models

All Schempp-Hirth models

Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.