BRAND and MODEL
SCHLEICHER ASH 25
TYPE
Two-seat high-performance glider
ORIGIN
Germany
ENGINE
One Norton single-rotor engine with liquid-cooled housing and with forced-air rotor cooling, carburetted with dual electronic ignition firing two spark-plugs, and electrical starting
SPECIFICATIONS
[ASH 25M]
Wingspan: 25.6 m (84 ft)
Length: 9.0 m (29 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 16.46 m² (177.17 sq ft)
Minimum speed: 75 km/h (47 mph)
Water ballast: 120 litres (26 Imp gals)
Minimum sink rate at 85 km/h (53 mph): 25 m/min (82 ft/min)
Wing loading: 40.7 kg/m² (89.72 lb/sq ft)
Empty weight: 476 kg (1,049 lb)
Loaded weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
PHOTO
Steve Scalise:Source of phothograph
