| ASH 25 | |
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| Role | Open Class sailplane
Type of aircraft
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| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Schleicher |
| Designer | Martin Heide |
| First flight | 1986 |
| Produced | 1986–2004[1] |
| Number built | 266[2] |
| Developed from | Schleicher ASW 22 |
The ASH 25 is a two-seater high performance Open Class glider manufactured by Alexander Schleicher from 1986 until September 2008, originally with a 25-metre wingspan. It was superseded in production by the ASH 30.
In 1984, designer Martin Heide (the 'H' in the type designation) combined the wing of the World Championship winning single-seater Schleicher ASW 22[3] with a fuselage derived from the Akaflieg Stuttgart fs31 which had particularly low drag. The prototype was designated AS 22-2.[4]: 2 [5] The span was increased in later versions to 25.6 or 26 metres with winglets.
A 'turbo' version was also developed, the ASH 25E, followed by the self-launching ASH 25 Mi with a large retractable propeller and a Wankel engine.
Data from Specifications for ASH 25 / ASH 25 Mi[4]: 4
General characteristics
Performance
Related lists
..was manufactured by Schleicher in a number of versions for almost 20 years, productions was stopped in 2004 with serial number 266
...the single seated ASW-22 from which the ASH-25 was derived.
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Schleicher gliders
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| Wooden construction pre-World War II |
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| Wooden construction (Rudolf Kaiser) |
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| GRP construction (Rudolf Kaiser) |
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| GRP construction (Gerhard Waibel) |
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| GRP construction (Martin Heide) |
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| GRP construction (Michael Greiner) |
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| GRP construction - unspecified designer |
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