3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ASW-24, OK-7724, SM: Karel Beneš , http://karelbenes.cz/· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. ASW24-96: S.curio· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. ASW24: Merlijn blok at Dutch Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The ASW 24 is a modern single-seat high-performance composite Standard Class sailplane. It is manufactured in Germany by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 15 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 40 years ago, in 1986.
- Wingspan of 15 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
- 1986-12-14
- number built
- 311
- role
- standard-class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
- engines
- 1× Rotax 275
- crew
- 1
- length
- 6.6 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 500 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 Q2238726, Wikipedia: Schleicher ASW 24 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.