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.
| 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 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 edit
- ASH 26
- Production variant with 18-metre wingspan.
- ASH 26 E
- Production variant, self launching utilising the 37 kW (50 hp) AE50R engine.
Specifications (ASH 26 E) edit
Data from Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1992–93,[3] Schleicher ASH 26 E / ASH 26 brochure[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 110 kg (240 lb) water ballast
- Length: 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
- Height: 1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 11.68 m2 (125.7 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 27.69
- Airfoil: DU 89-134/14[2]
- Empty weight: 325 kg (717 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 525 kg (1,157 lb)
- Fuel capacity: maximum: 46 L (12 US gal; 10 imp gal) ; fuselage tank only: 16 L (4.2 US gal; 3.5 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Austro Engine AE50R liquid-cooled Wankel rotary engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Alexander Schleicher, 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) diameter
Performance
- Stall speed: 71 km/h (44 mph, 38 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
- Maximum glide ratio: 50:1 at 115 km/h (71 mph; 62 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min) powered
- Rate of sink: 0.48 m/s (94 ft/min) and 1.75 m/s (5.7 ft/s) at 200 km/h (120 mph; 110 kn)
- Wing loading: 45 kg/m2 (9.2 lb/sq ft)
References edit
- ^ "Dipl.-Ing. Martin Heide has retired". Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
To date, 258 motorgliders of this type have left the Schleicher workshops.
- ^ a b Johnson, Richard (September 1995). "A Flight Test Evaluation of the ASH-26E Self Launching 18-Meter Sailplane" (PDF). Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Lambert, Mark; Munson, Kenneth; Taylor, Michael J.H., eds. (1992). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1992–93 (83rd ed.). Coulson, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. pp. 590–591. ISBN 0710609876.
- ^ "ASH 26 E / ASH 26 Brochure" (PDF). Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
Further reading edit
- Simons, Martin (2006). Sailplanes: 1965-2000 (2nd ed.). Königswinter, Germany: Equip. ISBN 978-3980883818.
External links edit
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