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SB-12 in mid-1979 and the first flight was made on 9 April 1980. It was not intended for production but to test out a new wing aerodynamic profile designed by the German
Aerospace Centre (DFVLR) for high cruising performance. The wing of the SB-12 has single, I-section spars, with
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and wearing HQ, for its airfoil, on the tail remained with
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16:German single-seat glider, 1980
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219:The sole SB-12, registration
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246:General characteristics
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108:Design and development
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171:over the single seat
60:Akaflieg Braunschweig
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215:Operational history
179:. The SB-12 has a
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556:SB-7 Nimbus
551:SB-6 Nixope
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440:20 February
435:"Die SB 12"
319:Performance
622:Categories
353:References
277:Wing area:
209:drum brake
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236:Data from
205:monowheel
189:elevators
185:tailplane
150:airbrakes
138:incidence
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600:Projects
513:aircraft
165:fuselage
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142:dihedral
519:Gliders
293:Airfoil
271:Height:
259:Length:
183:, with
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181:T-tail
169:canopy
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158:flaps
27:Role
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541:SB-4
536:SB-3
526:SB-1
461:ISBN
442:2012
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380:ISBN
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225:Alps
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