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- 1. Alexander Schleicher ASG 29: Dieter F. Heinlin at German Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 2. Schleicher ASG 29 E D-KSMF: Carsten Karge· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Schleicher ASG 29 is a German sailplane manufactured by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co since 2006. It can be flown as an 18 metre Class glider or as a 15 metre Class glider. The 'G' indicates a design by Michael Greiner.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 18 m wingspan
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 21 years ago, in 2005.
- Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 18 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2005-11
- introduced
- 2006
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 250
- role
- 15 metre-class and 18 metre-class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
- engines
- none (glider)
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.6 m
- wingspan
- 18 m
- height
- 1.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 600 kg
- top speed
- 270 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q623251, Wikipedia: Schleicher ASG 29 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.