Schleicher ASH 31

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The ASH 31 is a single seat Open Class glider which can also be flown in the 18 metre class configuration.

Design and development

The ASH 31 was announced at the end of 2008 by Alexander Schleicher. The glider was developed as a replacement for the ASH 26. The self-launching Mi version is powered by a 41 kW (55 hp) Diamond IAE 50R-AA Wankel engine.

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

Extended ailerons
Redesigned wing structure

Variants

ASH 31: Production variant with 18-metre or 21-metre wingspan.
ASH 31 Mi: Production variant, self-launcher utilising the 41 kW (56 hp) IAE 50R-AA rotary engine.

Specifications (21-metre)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: One
Capacity: 140 kg (308 lb) water ballast
Length: 7.07 m (23 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 21 m (68 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 13.2 m² (142 ft²)
Empty weight: 430 kg (948 lb)
Gross weight: 700 kg (1543 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Diamond IAE 50R-AA single rotor Wankel engine, 41 kW (55 hp)

Notes

↑ "ASH 30Mi". alexander-schleicher.de. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

References

"ASH 30Mi". alexander-schleicher.de. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to ASH 31.

Schleicher website

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