The ASH 26 is an
18 metre Class glider
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** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...
, 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
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Antarctica
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Austr ...
.
The ASH 26 has plain
flaps, a retractable
undercarriage
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*The landing gear of an aircraft.
*The ch ...
and a water ballast system. The structure is a complex composite of
carbon
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,
aramid
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and
polyethylene
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fibre reinforced plastic. The wings have pneumatic
turbulator
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Device
Turbulent flow can be desired on parts of the surface of an aircraft wing (airfoil) or in industrial applications such as heat exchangers and the ...
s. Of the ASH 26s sold, over 90% are the self-launching version, the ASH 26 E;
the engine being a liquid cooled Diamond (now
Austro Engine
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History
The production site and headquarters was built in 2007 with an investment of EUR 13 Million. The company was founded by Diamond Air ...
)
AE50R Wankel
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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.
Image:Schleicher ASH 26E sailplane 1.jpg
Image:Schleicher ASH 26E sailplane 3.jpg
Specifications (ASH 26 E)
References
Further reading
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External links
Alexander Schleicher GmbH & CoSailplane Directory
{{Schleicher
1990s German sailplanes
Schleicher aircraft
T-tail aircraft
Shoulder-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1993