10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Astir: Alex8735 at English Wikipedia ( Original text: Alexander Swagemakers )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Astir-JPM: TSRL· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Grob 102 Standard Astir III: asdignan· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Grob G 102 Standard Astir III N17999 20040514: Bergfalke2· Public domain
- 5. Jeans Astir GUC: RidgeSoarer· CC BY 4.0
- 6. Astir CS auf dem Segelfluggelände Mönchsheide-edit1: Astir_CS_auf_dem_Segelfluggelände_Mönchsheide.jpg : Steven Milles at de.wikipedia derivative work: El Grafo ( talk )· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 7. Astir CS auf dem Segelfluggelände Mönchsheide: Steven Milles at de.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 8. Astir CS: Thomas Meder· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Astir DMH Large: Richard Hale/Oxford Gliding Club· CC0
- 10. Astir und LS 4: Thomas Meder· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The G102 Astir is a single-seat glassfibre Club Class sailplane, designed by Burkhart Grob and built by Grob Aircraft. It was the first Grob-designed sailplane, with the first flight in December 1974. Grob had previously built the Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus under licence.
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 52 years ago, in 1974.
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1974-12-19
- introduced
- 1975
- number built
- 1,200
- role
- club class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Grob Aircraft
- engines
- none (glider)
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.8 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 450 kg
- top speed
- 170 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q260836, Wikipedia: Grob G102 Astir (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.