DG Flugzeugbau Silence

The developers of the Silence single place ultralight joined DG to produce both kits and finished aircraft. The main components are of a honeycomb sandwich.

Silence Twister

Silence, manufactured by Silence Aircraft in Verl near Bielefeld, Germany.

Silence Twister

The Swiss company H55 was working with the Solar Impulse project co-founder and pilot André Borschberg. They use the Silence Aircraft Twister and jointly with Siemens they developed a single seat aerobatic airplane.

Engine: Jabiru 2200, 80 hp.
Stall: 41 kt / 47 mph / 76 kmh
Cruise: 127 kt / 146 mph / 235 kmh
VNE: 162 kt / 186 mph / 300 kmh
Empty Weight: 238 kg / 525 lbs
MTOW Weight: 399 kg / 880 lbs
Climb Ratio: 1275 ft/min / 6 m/s
Max speed: 140 kts.
Seats: 1.