Schleicher ASK 16
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The ASK 16 was designed by Rudolf Kaiser for production by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co of Furth Germany. The aircraft is of welded tube wood and fabric construction and has a low-set high-aspect-ratio wing. Seating is side-by-side for two persons under a fully transparent side-hinged canopy. The standard powerplant is a 72 h.p. Limbach Volksvagen 1700 driving a Hoffman variable-pitch propeller.

Schleicher ASK 16 Die Schleicher ASK 16 ist ein doppelsitziger Motorsegler in Gemischtbauweise, bei dem die beiden Sitze nebenei ...1

Made by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.

Die Schleicher ASK 16 ist ein doppelsitziger Motorsegler in Gemischtbauweise, bei dem die beiden Sitze nebeneinander angeordnet sind.2
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Rudolf Kaiser
Length Alt
734.06
Max Takeoff Weight Main
318.0
Height Alt
208.28
Range Main
330.0
Max Speed Alt
7440.0
Type Of Prop
piston engine
Introduced
1972
Max Speed Main
200.0
Payload Main
105.0
Height Main
2.08 m
Status
in service
Cruise Speed Main
171.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
700.0
Number Built
44
Crew
two
Span Main
16.01 m
Cruise Speed Alt
6360.0
Area Main
16.0 m²
Primary user
club and private flyers
Span Alt
1600.2
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
72 hp
Engine(prop)
Limbach SL.1700.EBI
Manufacturer
Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
Payload Alt
230.0
First Flight
2
National Origin
Germany
Climb Rate Main
2.5 m-s
Power Main
54.0
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
492
Length Main
7.34 m
Area Alt
205.0
Range Alt
12300.0
Empty Weight Main
213.0
Empty Weight Alt
470.0
Category
German civil aircraft 1970-1979
Schleicher aircraft

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