Pützer Elster
Trainer
The Pützer Elster is a single-engine two-seat trainer and touring aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Alfons Pützer KG Flugzeugbau. The Pützer Elster, especially the version Elster C was also used as a glider tug aircraft.
Main operator with 24 Pützer Elster was the West-German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The Pützer Elster is a development of the experimental Pützer Motorraab (Moraa), which itself is a motor-powered development of the glider (Schempp-Hirth) Doppelraab. The Elster B is powered by a Continental C-90-12F or -14F engine and the Elster C by a more powerful Lycoming O-320-A2B (110 kw / 148 hp).
| Crew | 1 | |
| Passengers | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Piston Engine | |
| Engine Model | Continental C-90-12F | |
| Engine Power | 71 kW | 95 hp |
| Speed | 180 km/h | 97 kts 112 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 4.000 m | 13.123 ft |
| Range | 450 km | 243 NM 280 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 460 kg | 1.014 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 750 kg | 1.654 lbs |
| Wing Span | 13,22 m | 43 ft 4 in |
| Wing Area | 17,5 m˛ | 188 ft˛ |
| Length | 7,10 m | 23 ft 4 in |
| Height | 2,50 m | 8 ft 2 in |
| First Flight | 1957 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | 45 | |
| ICAO Code | ELST | |
| Data for (Version) | Pützer Elster B | |
| Variants | Elster A, Elster B, Elster C | |
| [Photo-ID: 7420] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-07 | |
![]() | Pützer Elster B Reg.: D-EGWD c/n: 30 ex 97+18 |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2013 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 13559] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-10 | |
![]() | Pützer Elster B Reg.: D-EGWD c/n: 30 ex 97+18 |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 13560] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-10 | |
![]() | Pützer Elster B Reg.: D-ELTY c/n: 008 |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 2086] © Karsten Palt 2009-05-10 | |
![]() | Pützer Elster B SFG Nordholz Reg.: D-EGFH c/n: 044 |
| Flugtag Bremen 2009 [Bremen (EDDW / BRE)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7297] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-06 | |
![]() | Pützer Elster C Reg.: D-EFPR c/n: 042 |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2013 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 13561] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-10 | |
![]() | Pützer Elster C Reg.: D-EFPR c/n: 042 ex 97+19 |
| Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] | |







