HB-1972 — DG-300 Elan of Chave, Jean-Philippe
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Live status
Last seen on radar: July 19, 2026.
Facts
- Type
- DG-300 Elan
- Manufacturer
- Elan
- Operator
- Chave, Jean-Philippe
- Country
- Switzerland
- Built
- 1988
- Serial (MSN)
- 3E289
- ICAO hex
- 4B4C5B
Rarity & spotters
★★☆☆☆HB-1972 is one of 815 DG-300 Elan in our database.
Activity
From our radar history of the last 7 days.
- Flights
- 1
- Airborne time
- 0.4 h
- Max altitude
- 8,761 ft
- Max speed
- 77 kt
- Typical cruise
- 7,540 ft · 63 kt
Airborne minutes per weekday (UTC)
Airborne minutes per hour of day (UTC)
Likely based at LSGB — judging by take-off and landing patterns over the last 30 days.
About the type: Glaser-Dirks DG-300
The Glaser-Dirks DG-300 is a Standard Class single-seat high-performance glider built from glass-reinforced plastic. The DG-300 was designed by Wilhelm Dirks and manufactured by Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau's Slovenian partner company Elan (company). A total of 511 of all versions were built since production started in 1983. Representative contemporary types from competing manufacturers are the Rolladen-Schneider LS4 and the Schempp-Hirth Discus.
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