| ASH 31 | |
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| Schleicher ASH 31 Mi during its first flight | |
| Role | Open-class sailplane
Type of aircraft
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| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Schleicher |
| Designer | Martin Heide |
| First flight | 21 April 2009[1] |
| Number built | 100 as of 2013[2] |
The ASH 31 is a single seat Open Class glider which can also be flown in the 18 metre class configuration.
The ASH 31 was announced at the end of 2008 by Alexander Schleicher. The glider was developed as a replacement for the ASH 26.[3] The self-launching Mi version is powered by a 41 kW (55 hp) Wankel engine.[4]
The improvements over the ASH 26 and ASG 29 are given as:
Data from Schleicher.[5]
General characteristics
Performance
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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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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