OE-CHA

OE-CHA is a Hirth 2706, a single-engine piston aircraft. SkyMeter has tracked 20 flights totalling 9 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is LJMB to LOWG. Service window in our records spans 438 days. Of those flights, 2 (10.0%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Hirth 2706 has a maximum takeoff weight of 992 lb, light wake category.

About the Hirth 2706

The Hirth 2706 represents a specialized segment of European ultralight aviation, built by Hirth Motoren, a German manufacturer known primarily for two-stroke aircraft engines but also producing complete airframes for the microlight market. This single-engine, single-seat ultralight falls under European CS-VLA and German UL certification standards, designed for recreational flying with minimal operating costs and maximum simplicity. The aircraft features a high-wing configuration with a Hirth two-stroke engine, typically the company's own F-23 or F-33 powerplant producing between 28 and 50 horsepower.

With a maximum takeoff weight under 450 kilograms (992 pounds), it qualifies as a microlight in most European jurisdictions, allowing operation under less restrictive licensing requirements than conventional general aviation aircraft. The type's operating envelope reflects its ultralight nature: a never-exceed speed of 108 knots keeps structural loads manageable, while stall speeds in the mid-30-knot range enable short-field operations from grass strips and small airfields throughout rural Germany and neighboring countries. The German registration prefix on observed aircraft (D-E series) confirms these are ultralight-category machines operating under German aviation authority oversight.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, covering routes.