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- 1. Schleicher ASH 26E sailplane 2: Balcer~commonswiki· CC BY 2.5
- 2. Schleicher ASH 26E sailplane 1: Balcer~commonswiki· CC BY 2.5
- 3. Schleicher ASH 26E sailplane 3: Balcer~commonswiki· CC BY 2.5
what is it?
The ASH 26 is an 18 metre Class glider, built of modern fibre reinforced composites. It first flew in 1993. It is manufactured by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 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 33 years ago, in 1993.
- Wingspan of 18 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1993
- number built
- 257
- role
- 18 metre class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
- engines
- 1× Austro Engine AE50R
- crew
- 1
- length
- 7.6 m
- wingspan
- 18 m
- height
- 1.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 525 kg
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q607719, Wikipedia: Schleicher ASH 26 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.