Schleicher Gliders - Schleicher Ask 21, Schleicher Asw 20, Schleicher Ask 16, Schleicher K 8, Schleicher Asw 24, Schleicher Asw 19 (Paperback)

Chapters: Schleicher Ask 21, Schleicher Asw 20, Schleicher Ask 16, Schleicher K 8, Schleicher Asw 24, Schleicher Asw 19, Schleicher Ask 13, Schleicher Asw 22, Schleicher Asw 12, Schleicher Asw 27, Schleicher Ask 18, Schleicher Asw 17, Schleicher Asw 28, Schleicher Ka 6, Schleicher Asg 29, Schleicher Ash 25, Schleicher Ask 23, Schleicher Asw 15, Schleicher Ash 26, Schleicher Ash 30, Schleicher Ash 31. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 75. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The ASK 21 is a modern glass-reinforced plastic two-seater glider with a mid-set wing and a mass balanced T-tail. The ASK 21 is designed primarily for beginner instruction, but is also suitable for cross-country flying and aerobatic instruction. The ASK 21 was designed by Rudolf Kaiser as a modern counterpart to the popular ASK 13, in order to cover the need for a modern two-seater bridging the gap between initial training and single-seat performance flying. The ASK 21 is the first full GRP two-seater produced by Schleicher. The prototype had its maiden flight in December 1978 and production started in 1979. It remains in production to this day, with over 750 units already built. In December 2004 the ASK 21 Mi, a self-launching version, made its first flight. The two seats are in a tandem arrangement with dual controls, adjustable rudder pedals and seatbacks. The fuselage consists of a tubular sandwich and thus offers passive safety with small component weight. The two-piece, mid-set, monoplane cantilever wing is a monospar glass fiber construction without flaps, but with upper side Schempp-Hirth-type spoilers. The wingtips curve downward, providing tip skids that allow take-offs without a wing helper(small wheel added with ASK-21mi). The T-tail possesses a fixed horizontal stabilizer and an elevator with spring tri...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=285815