Schleicher Ka 6

Ka 6

Ka 6 on display in the Deutsches Museum, Munich
Role	Club class glider
Manufacturer	Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
Designer	Rudolf Kaiser
First flight	1955
Number built	> 1000 (all variants)

The Schleicher Ka 6 is a single-seat glider designed by Rudolf Kaiser, built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co, Germany and is constructed of Spruce and plywood with fabric covering. The design initially featured a conventional tailplane and elevator which was later replaced by an all-moving tailplane in the -Pe and Ka 6E variants. Variants built before the -CR and -BR used a main skid as the principal undercarriage, with later variants including the Ka 6E using a wheel as the main undercarriage with no nose skid. Other modifications for the Ka 6E include a more aerodynamic fuselage with glassfibre nose and wingroot fairings, longer canopy, and modified aluminium airbrakes.

1 Variants
2 Aircraft on display
3 Specifications (Ka 6E)
4 See also
5 References
- 5.1 Notes
- 5.2 Bibliography
6 External links

Variants

Dates of initial airworthiness approval in brackets:

Ka 6 - Initial version; span 14.4m (47ft 3in), (30 October 1956).
Ka 6B (27 September 1957)
Ka 6B-Pe - The Ka 6B with all-flying tailplane, (20 May 1960).
Ka 6BR - The Ka 6B with the main skid removed and a relocated mainwheel, (27 September 1957).
Ka 6CR - The Ka 6C with the main skid removed and a relocated mainwheel, (24 February 1959).
Ka 6CR-Pe - The Ka 6CR with all-flying tailplane, (20 May 1960).
Ka 6E The ultimate Ka-6, with all-flying tailplane, (29 July 1965)

Aircraft on display

US Southwest Soaring Museum - Ka 6B-Pe and Ka 6e^[1]

Specifications (Ka 6E)

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.66 m (21 ft ft 10.25 in)
Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 2.5 in)
Height: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 12.4 m² (135.5 ft²)
Aspect ratio: 18.1
Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)

Performance

Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph)
Maximum glide ratio: 32:1 at 80 km/h (50 mph)
Rate of sink: 0.65 m/s (128 ft/min)

References

Notes

^ US Southwest Soaring Museum (2010). "Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders". http://swsoaringmuseum.org/collection.htm. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
^ Coates, 1978. p. 86.

Bibliography

Coates, Andrew, Janes World Sailplanes and Motorgliders. London. Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1978. ISBN 0 354 01119 7

Macfadyen, Tim. BGA Data sheet for Schleicher Ka-6, BR and CR (Rhönsegler). Leicester. British Gliding Association. 1st July 2003.

External links

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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