Schleicher ASW 22

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The ASW 22 is an Open Class glider built of modern fibre reinforced composites including carbon-fibre and Kevlar. The manufacturer of the ASW 22 is Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. The 'W' indicates that this is a product of the German designer Gerhard Waibel.

The ASW 22 Open Class successor to the ASW 17. It first flew in 8 July 1981 as a 22 metre glider. The span was increased to 25 metre for the ASW 22B with a modified inner wing section and flaperons similar to the ASW-20. It uses a Horstmann and Quast wing profile on the inner section with underwing tubes to collect high-pressure air which is then expelled through turbulator holes in the bottom wing skin ahead of the flap and aileron hinge line to prevent the separation of the laminar flow. The ASW-22 has a two-wheel retractable udercarriage.

An ASW 22 broke the world 750 km speed triangle record in 1985 and other ASW 22s have won first place in six World Gliding Championships.

The two-seat Schleicher ASH25 uses the same wing with a two-seat fuselage.

Variants

* ASW 22 - Open Class high-performance sailplane; 22 or 24 metre span
* ASW 22M - First motorised version with 22/24 m span, Rotax 505A engine
* ASW 22B - Span increased to 25 m
* ASW 22BL - Fitted with 26.4 m tips
* ASW 22BE, BLE - self-launching versions with 49 hp Rotax 505A engine
* ASW 22BLE 50R - self-launching version with 50 hp rotary engine

pecifications (ASW 22BL)

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capacity=235 kg (517 lb) water ballast
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References

* [http://www.alexander-schleicher.de/ Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co]
* [http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/ Sailplane Directory]
*Simons M, Segelflugzeuge 1965-2000, Equip, 2004

External links

* [http://www.alexander-schleicher.de/galerie/typen_galerie/22_ble_50r_001.jpgPhotograph]