7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ASH 31 Mi Flug 003 20090421: Manfred Münch· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. D-KIYI Schleicher ASH-31Mi 1: Joschi71· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. D-KIYI Schleicher ASH-31Mi 2: Joschi71· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. D-KIYI Schleicher ASH-31Mi 3: Joschi71· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. D-KIYI Schleicher ASH-31Mi 4: Joschi71· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. D-KIYI Schleicher ASH-31Mi 5: Joschi71· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Schleicher ASH 31 Mi AERO 2009: Bergfalke2· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The ASH 31 is a single seat Open Class glider which can also be flown in the 18 metre class configuration.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · no engine, long thin wings · 21 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 17 years ago, in 2009.
- Wingspan of 21 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2009-04-21
- number built
- 100
- role
- open-class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
- engines
- 1× Austro Engine IAE 50R-AA
- length
- 7.1 m
- wingspan
- 21 m
- max take-off weight
- 700 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 Q1702221, Wikipedia: Schleicher ASH 31 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.