| ASK 23 | |
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| Role | Club class sailplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Schleicher |
| Designer | Rudolf Kaiser |
| First flight | October 1983 |
| Number built | 153 |
The Schleicher ASK 23 is a single-seat Club Class sailplane that was built by the German manufacturer Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.
It was the last glider to be designed by Rudolf Kaiser. It is an early solo sailplane with docile handling, and so it was a successor to the Schleicher Ka 8 and ASK 18. It is also the single-seater counterpart of the two-seater Schleicher ASK 21 with a similar cockpit layout. It uses glass-fibre reinforced plastic and 'honeycomb' as its main constructional materials. It has no flaps, a nose wheel, a fixed main-wheel and a tail-skid or optional tail wheel.
It first flew in October 1983. The first version allowed a very heavy pilot to fly, with originally a 140 kg maximum cockpit weight. This was reduced to 120 kg in the later 'B' version. 51 of the original version were built and 102 of the 'B' version. 50% of all ASK23s are in Japan.
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Sailplanes 1965-2000 by Martin Simons - Eqip 2004 ISBN 3980883817
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