Lange E-1 Antares DLR-H2

Civilian fact sheets
Lange E-1 Antares DLR-H2 D-KDLR

A glider built by the German company Lange equipped with an electro motor on fuel cell’s in cooperation with Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt.

General characteristics:

  • Crew:  1
  • Wingspan:  20 M
  • Wing area:  12,6 M2
  • Length fuselage:  7,4 M
  • Length POD:  2,87 M
  • Section POD:  0,6 M
  • Empty weight:  460 Kg.
  • Fuel Cell’s weight:  60 Kg.
  • Operation temperature: -45 C. to 40 C.
  • Max. weight:  825 Kg. (>900 Kg. in 4 POD version)
  • Max. load Fuel Cell’s:  about 33 kW (45 kW in 4 POD version)
  • Continuous power Fuel Cell’s:  30 kW

Performance:

  • Max. speed:  170 km/h
  • Range:  750 Km. (2000 Km. in 4 POD version)
  • Ceiling:  4000 M
  • Max. climbing rate:  2,5 M/second
  • Total efficiency of the drive:  about 50%

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