ASH 26 | |
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ASH 26 E | |
Role | 18 metre Class sailplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Schleicher |
Designer | Martin Heide |
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.
Data from Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1992–93, [3] Schleicher ASH 26 E / ASH 26 brochure [4]
General characteristics
Performance
To date, 258 motorgliders of this type have left the Schleicher workshops.