Schempp-Hirth Janus

Janus
Janus Ce
Role	Two Seater-class sailplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Schempp-Hirth
Designer	Klaus Holighaus
First flight	May 1974
Number built	300

The Schempp-Hirth Janus is a high performance two-seat glider that was built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH.

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.

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.

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89

General characteristics

Performance

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