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which was later replaced by an all-moving tailplane in the -Pe and Ka 6E variants. Variants built before the -CR and -BR used a main skid as the principal undercarriage, with later variants including the Ka 6E using a wheel as the main undercarriage with no nose skid. Other modifications for the Ka
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The ultimate Ka-6, with all-flying tailplane, (29 July 1965).
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BGA Data sheet for
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KA 6E G-DCCV at the
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Segelflugzeugbau, Alexander
Schleicher | (2016-04-26).
475:. Leicester. British Gliding Association. 1 July 2003.
458:. London. Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1978.
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398:(in German)
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841:Categories
532:Schleicher
402:2023-09-03
376:References
295:Wing area:
145:glassfibre
55:Club class
565:Rhönadler
283:Wingspan:
258:Data from
227:Ka 6CR-Pe
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419:(2010).
359:See also
209:Ka 6B-Pe
151:Variants
140:elevator
76:Designer
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311:Airfoil
289:Height:
277:Length:
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96:History
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775:ASH 31
770:ASH 30
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705:ASW 15
700:ASW 12
680:ASK 23
675:ASK 21
655:ASK 18
650:ASK 16
645:ASK 14
640:ASK 13
550:Condor
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426:26 May
221:Ka 6CR
215:Ka 6BR
128:spruce
116:glider
58:glider
39:Munich
826:AS 35
821:AS 34
816:AS 33
620:K7/13
381:Notes
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233:Ka 6E
203:Ka 6B
635:K 10
630:Ka-9
600:Ka 3
460:ISBN
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306:18.1
197:Ka 6
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51:Type
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