▁a ▁tour ing ▁mot org l ider ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁were ▁initially ▁produced ▁by ▁Hoff mann ▁Flug zeug bau , ▁which ▁became ▁HO AC ▁Flug zeug werk ▁and ▁later ▁Diam ond ▁A ircraft ▁Indust ries . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁entirely ▁from ▁fib reg lass , ▁the ▁H 3 6 ▁family ▁all ▁use ▁a ▁Wort mann ▁F X ▁ 6 3 - 1 3 7 ▁air fo il . ▁The ▁wings ▁feature ▁top - sur face ▁Sch em pp - H irth - style ▁air bra kes . ▁The ▁wings ▁can ▁be ▁fol ded ▁by ▁two ▁people ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁to ▁allow ▁storage . ▁The ▁original ▁H 3 6 ▁has ▁ ▁wings , ▁while ▁the ▁later ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁added ▁slightly ▁greater ▁span . ▁The ▁H 3 6 ▁offers ▁a ▁ 2 7 : 1 ▁gli de ▁ratio , ▁while ▁later ▁variants ▁improved ▁that ▁by ▁one ▁point , ▁to ▁ 2 8 : 1 . ▁C ock pit ▁accommod ation ▁seats ▁two ▁in ▁side - by - side ▁configuration , ▁under ▁a ▁h ing ed ▁b ubble ▁can opy . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁are ▁type ▁cert ified ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁H 3 6 ▁received ▁its ▁US ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration ▁cert ification ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁fib reg lass ▁construction , ▁the ▁US ▁cert ification ▁includes ▁the ▁restriction ▁" All ▁external ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁gl ider ▁exposed ▁to