Schleicher ASK 14

what is it?

The Schleicher ASK 14 is a West German low-wing, single-seat motor glider that was designed by Rudolf Kaiser and produced by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. The aircraft is often referred to as the Schleicher AS-K 14 or the Schleicher ASK-14, the AS for Alexander Schleicher and the K for Kaiser. The US Federal Aviation Administration designates the aircraft as the Schleicher ASK-14, while Transport Canada and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority call it the Schleicher ASK 14.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.4 m wingspan

base stats

• size 360 kgmax take-off weight
• built 66made in total

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 59 years ago, in 1967.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.4 m: about 3 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

1967-04-25

number built

66

role

motor glider

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co

engines

1× Hirth F10 K19

wingspan

14.4 m

max take-off weight

360 kg

top speed

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range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.