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Schleicher
Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co is a major manufacturer of sailplanes located in Poppenhausen, near Fulda in Germany.
The company was founded in 1927 by Alexander Schleicher using money that he had won as a pilot in a gliding competition. It grew quickly in size and fame, producing many notable designs. During World War II, the factory was used to maintain and repair training gliders for the Hitler Youth, who received flight training at the Wasserkuppe. At the end of the war (1945), aviation activities were suspended in allied-occupied Germany, and Alexander Schleicher returned to his roots, using his factory to build furniture until the restrictions were lifted in 1951, and the company could build sailplanes once more.
It is the oldest sailplane manufacturer in the world.
Ka 6 | ASK 21 |
ASK 23 | ASW 24
Schleicher Ka 6
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. Date of initial airworthiness approval of initial Ka 6 version 30 October 1956.
Schleicher Ka 6 (Rhönsegler), registration PH-1536, built 1963, serial number 6186
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 26 May 2017
Ka 6 | ASK 21 |
ASK 23 | ASW 24
Schleicher ASK 21
The ASK 21 is a glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) two-seater mid-wing glider aircraft with a 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 to replace the popular ASK 13, providing a modern two-seat aircraft bridging the gap between initial training and single-seat performance flying. The ASK 21 is the first full-GRP two-seater produced by Schleicher, flying for the first time on 6 February 1979. Production also began in 1979.
Schleicher ASK 21, registration D-6507, built ????, serial number 21579
Flugplatz Asperden (EDLG), Asperden, 9 June 2019
Ka 6 | ASK 21 |
ASK 23 | ASW 24
Schleicher ASK 23
The Schleicher ASK 23 is a single-seat Club Class sailplane that was the last glider to be designed by Rudolf Kaiser. It is an early solo sailplane with docile handling, and it was a successor to the Schleicher Ka 8 and ASK 18. It is also the single-seater counterpart of the two-seater Schleicher ASK 21 with a similar cockpit layout. It uses glass-fibre reinforced plastic and "honeycomb" as its main construction materials. It has no flaps, a nose wheel and a fixed main-wheel with a tail-skid or optional tail-wheel.
First flown in October 1983, the initial version allowed for heavy pilots, with a maximum cockpit weight of 140 kg (310 lb), reduced to 120 kg (260 lb) in the later ASK23B version. 51 planes of the original version were built and 102 of the B version.
Schleicher ASK 23, registration D-2354, built ????, serial number 23005
Flugplatz Asperden (EDLG), Asperden, 9 June 2019
Ka 6 | ASK 21 |
ASK 23 | ASW 24
Schleicher ASW 24
The ASW 24 is a modern single seat high performance composite Standard Class sailplane.
The ASW 24 was designed by Schleicher's Gerhard Waibel, with Delft University professor Loek Boermans undertaking the role of aerodynamicist. The prototype made its first flight in 1987, having entered serial production later the same year. It nominally remained in production until 2000, although only a score were built in the mid-to-late 1990s.
Schleicher ASW 24, registration PH-1451, built 1993, serial number 24198
Den Helder Airport (Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy) (DHR/EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands, 16 September 2017
Ka 6 | ASK 21 |
ASK 23 | ASW 24
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