Schleicher ASH 26 explained

ASH 26
Type:18 metre Class sailplane
First Flight:1993
Number Built:258 (ASH 26 E, as of June 2018)[1]
Developed Into:ASH 31

The ASH 26 is an 18 metre Class glider, built of modern fibre reinforced composites. It first flew in 1993. It is manufactured by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. The 'H' indicates this is a design of Martin Heide.

The ASH 26 has plain flaps, a retractable undercarriage and a water ballast system. The structure is a complex composite of carbon, aramid and polyethylene fibre reinforced plastic. The wings have pneumatic turbulators. Of the ASH 26s sold, over 90% are the self-launching version, the ASH 26 E;[2] the engine being a liquid cooled Diamond (now Austro Engine) AE50R Wankel rotary engine.

Variants

ASH 26
  • Production variant with 18-metre wingspan.
    ASH 26 E
  • Production variant, self launching utilising the 37 kW (50 hp) AE50R engine.

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Dipl.-Ing. Martin Heide has retired. Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau . 28 June 2018 . 2 January 2019 . To date, 258 motorgliders of this type have left the Schleicher workshops..
    2. Web site: A Flight Test Evaluation of the ASH-26E Self Launching 18-Meter Sailplane. 31 August 2011. Johnson. Richard. September 1995.

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