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115:in 1963. Only a few were produced.
322:220 kg (485 lb) equipped
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458:European registers handbook 2010
16:German single-seat glider, 1963
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860:Aircraft first flown in 1963
482:"Air Safety Network report"
365:Maximum winch launch speed:
162:profiles of the successful
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353:Maximum speed, rough air:
328:320 kg (705 lb)
239:assisted by a tail skid.
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359:Maximum aero-tow speed:
265:General characteristics
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431:"Alexander Schleicher"
119:Design and development
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79:August 1963
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487:12 February
441:12 February
340:Performance
148:glass fibre
839:Categories
530:Schleicher
395:References
373:best, 32:1
296:Wing area:
125:cantilever
563:Rhönadler
284:Wingspan:
256:Data from
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202:ply shell
191:airbrakes
66:Designer
378:See also
198:fuselage
184:ailerons
180:dihedral
152:Airfoils
532:gliders
312:Airfoil
290:Height:
278:Length:
218:Perspex
214:cockpit
140:plywood
113:Germany
49:Germany
798:ASG 32
793:ASG 29
773:ASH 31
768:ASH 30
763:ASH 26
758:ASH 25
738:ASW 28
733:ASW 27
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718:ASW 20
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708:ASW 17
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698:ASW 12
678:ASK 23
673:ASK 21
653:ASK 18
648:ASK 16
643:ASK 14
638:ASK 13
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819:AS 34
814:AS 33
618:K7/13
272:Crew:
245:Swiss
200:is a
176:chord
99:is a
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633:K 10
628:Ka-9
598:Ka 3
489:2014
462:ISBN
443:2014
196:Its
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274:One
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