Denmark: it had a small Wankel rotary engine mounted in a nacelle on an aluminium stick above the main spar. The engine was started with a recoil starter like a lawn mower. The high RPM of the device made it extremely unpopular: the propeller tips created a permanent sonic boom, that made the plane extremely noisy. The harassed citizens of Esbjerg nicknamed the plane 'the flying circular saw' and the engine was removed. Specifications (K 8B) See also Notes References External links Schleicher Web Site Sailplane directory Dead Link Another site with Production History. 1950s German sailplanes Schleicher aircraft High-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1957