Private company

Scheibe Flugzeugbau

Defunct German Aircraft Manufacturer

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1951Founded¹

HeadquartersBavaria¹
Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung¹

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Scheibe Flugzeugbau was a manufacturer of sailplanes and motorgliders in Germany in the second half of the 20th century. Founded by Egon Scheibe at the Munich-Riem Airport to produce his Bergfalke design in 1951, the company had produced over 2,000 aircraft by 1985. After Egon Scheibe died in 1997, his sons-in-law took over the firm. By 2006, they were ready to relinquish control themselves due to their advanced age, but without a successor, the firm ceased operations. Hartmut Sammet subsequently founded Scheibe Aircraft GmbH in Heubach, taking over maintenance of existing Scheibe aircraft and the manufacturing rights to the Scheibe SF 25.²

The story

Founded by Egon Scheibe in 1951.¹

Leadership

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FounderEgon Scheibe¹

Products and brands

Scheibe Bergfalke

Scheibe Spatz

Scheibe Specht

Scheibe Sperber

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Scheibe Zugvogel

Scheibe SF-23 Sperling

Scheibe SF-24 Motorspatz

Scheibe SF-25 Falke

Scheibe SF 26 Super Spatz

Scheibe SF-27 Zugvogel V

Scheibe SF-28 Tandem Falke

Scheibe SF-29

Scheibe SF-30 Club-Spatz

Scheibe SFS-31

Scheibe SF-32

Scheibe SF-33

Scheibe SF-34 Delphin

Scheibe SF-35

Scheibe SF-36

Scheibe SF 40

Scheibe SF 41

From Wikipedia’s article on Scheibe Flugzeugbau, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³

Timeline

May 2006Dissolved Dissolved¹
1951Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataScheibe Flugzeugbau on Wikidata
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WikipediaScheibe Flugzeugbau on Wikipedia
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WikipediaScheibe Flugzeugbau on Wikipedia (revision used)
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Wikimedia CommonsScheibe Flugzeugbau photo by TRTPUWU, CC BY-SA 4.0