Schleicher ASH 31

ASH 31

Schleicher ASH 31 Mi during its first flight
Role	Open-class sailplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Schleicher
Designer	Martin Heide
First flight	April 21, 2009

The ASH 31 is a single seat Open Class glider which can also be flown in the 18 metre class configuration. It was announced at the end of 2008 by Alexander Schleicher. The glider has been developed as a replacement for the ASH 26. The self-launching Mi version is powered by a 41 kW (56 hp) rotary Diamond Wankel engine.

The improvements over the ASH 26 and ASG 29 are given as:

Extended ailerons
Redesigned wing structure

Specifications (projected)

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 7.07 m ( ft in)
Wingspan: 18 or 21 m ( ft in)
Wing area: 13.2 m² ( ft²)
Empty weight: 420 kg ( lb)
Gross weight: 630 kg ( lb)
Powerplant: 1 × IAE 50R-AA, 41 kW (56 hp)

References

Schleicher website

Schleicher glider types

Wooden construction	Condor Rhönadler Rhönbussard

Wooden construction (Rudolf Kaiser)	Ka 1 Rhönlaus Ka 2 Rhönschwalbe Ka 4 Rhönlerche II Ka 6 Rhönsegler K7 K 8 ASK 13 ASK 14 ASK 16 ASK 18

GRP construction (Rudolf Kaiser)	ASK 21 ASK 23

GRP construction (Gerhard Waibel)	ASW 12 ASW 15 ASW 17 ASW 19 ASW 20 ASW 22 ASW 24 ASW 27 ASW 28

GRP construction (Martin Heide)	ASH 25 ASH 26 ASH 30 ASH 31

GRP construction (Michael Greiner)	ASG 29

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Schleicher ASH 31

Specifications (projected)

See also

References