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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. PH-521 Schleicher ASK-13: AlfvanBeem· CC0
- 2. ASK13-EBZ: MilborneOne· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Pull up of glider ASK 13: Olga Ernst· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. ASK 13 2008 crr (2295031186): Jelle Vandebeeck from Heverlee, Belgium· CC BY 2.0
- 5. ASK 13 im kurzen Endanflug Piste 36L (EDKC): Konstantin Hansen· FAL
- 6. ASK 13 Landung auf dem Flugplatz Gerstetten: F.hilbert· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. ASK 21 +ASK 13: EDVK· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. ASK13 décolage voiture: Wedge 31· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. ASK13 winch launch at Hidesheim - first solo: Uwe Maeurer· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. ASK13: Edward Palmer· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The ASK 13 is a two-seater glider that was built by German sailplane manufacturer Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co. It was and still is widely used for basic training of glider pilots.
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 60 years ago, in 1966.
- Wingspan of 16 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1966-07
- introduced
- 1966
- number built
- 693
- role
- sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
- engines
- none (glider)
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8.2 m
- wingspan
- 16 m
- height
- 1.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 480 kg
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
- wings
- monoplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2238753, Wikipedia: Schleicher ASK 13 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.