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Our current model line-up... Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau The his tory of the sailplane manufacturer Alexander Schleicher is vibrant and d 17m Span, iverse. The author, Peter F. Selinger, has already Aerobatics and cloud accompanied this development for many years. Instruction and Practice flying, Also as a self-launcher In the 376 pages of the by now 3rd edition of the Schleicher book “ Rhön-Adler” he offers a deep insight into the history of the Touring soaring flight, company from iits foundiing untiill today.. Performance, 18m and self-launching Independence Variable 15m / 18m Standard class / 18m , Also with a sustainer World Champion sailplane, 15m and 18m s FAI 15m and 18m pan, Fully automatic engine controls 26.5m span, Two-se Open class ater and self-launch capable in the super class Open class feeling with 21m span, 21m and self-launching Also with 18m span Sailplane, Self-launcher, www.schleicher-b 20m two-seater uch.de Electric propulsion ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO. SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU Alexander-Schleicher-Straße 1 P.O. Bo x 60 Phone: ++ 49 (0) 6658 89-0 D-36163 Poppenhausen D-36161 Poppenhausen Fax: ++ 49 ( 0) 6658 89-40 E-Mail: [email protected] Experience · 1927 Innovation · Progress 2017 www.alexander-schleicher.de Family enterprise with a long history 3 Generations of Sailplane Manufacturing 90 Years of Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Since 1927 Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugba u has ma- sen at the foot of the Wasserkuppe with the visi nufacture on to make Our aircraft reflect the long experience of our d safe and efficient sailplanes and motor-sailpla- peoples employees as ’ dreams of flying real and with that he laid the corn- well as nes hand crafted from the high the innovative power of the company as a whole, re- est quality materials. erstone for today’s business. sulting in the intelligently constructed products which can be marvelled at in the air today. With our 125 employees we are today the world’s oldest sail- Everything began at that time with the construction of woo- plane manufacturer. Over 9500 aircraft have been built in our den sailplanes developed by a variety of outside designers. workshops. Edgar Kremer, Winfried and Werner Schleicher have carried Right after the re-commencement of aviation in Germany in the firm forward along the lines of Alexander Schleicher’s ori- 1951, it was possible for the firm to engage its own Alexander S full-time ginal vision. Today the company is already led by th chleicher founded the business in Poppenhau- designers. e third ge- neration, the founder’s grandsons, Peter and Ulrich Kremer. Alexander Schleicher *22. Mai 1901 †26. April 1968 Soaring Pioneer Company Founder Visionary The Schleicher team in March 2017 Ulrich, Peter and Edgar Kremer Photo: Arnulf Müller Photo: Arnulf Müller 1927 2 3 2017 Family enterprise with a long history 3 Generations of Sailplane Manufacturing 90 Years of Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugbau Since 1927 Alexander Schleicher Segelflugzeugba u has ma- sen at the foot of the Wasserkuppe with the visi nufacture on to make Our aircraft reflect the long experience of our d safe and efficient sailplanes and motor-sailpla- peoples employees as ’ dreams of flying real and with that he laid the corn- well as nes hand crafted from the high the innovative power of the company as a whole, re- est quality materials. erstone for today’s business. sulting in the intelligently constructed products which can be marvelled at in the air today. With our 125 employees we are today the world’s oldest sail- Everything began at that time with the construction of woo- plane manufacturer. Over 9500 aircraft have been built in our den sailplanes developed by a variety of outside designers. workshops. Edgar Kremer, Winfried and Werner Schleicher have carried Right after the re-commencement of aviation in Germany in the firm forward along the lines of Alexander Schleicher’s ori- 1951, it was possible for the firm to engage its own Alexander S full-time ginal vision. Today the company is already led by th chleicher founded the business in Poppenhau- designers. e third ge- neration, the founder’s grandsons, Peter and Ulrich Kremer. Alexander Schleicher *22. Mai 1901 †26. April 1968 Soaring Pioneer Company Founder Visionary The Schleicher team in March 2017 Ulrich, Peter and Edgar Kremer Photo: Arnulf Müller Photo: Arnulf Müller 1927 2 3 2017 Milestones Over 8400 aircraft since the new beginning in 1951 ES 49 Rudolf Kaiser’s first design for Grunau Baby IIb Alexander Schleicher – the beginning of an extremely successful collaboration. Grunau Baby III Rhönlerche I Condor IV Ka 4 Rhönlerche II Photo: Jochen Ewald A total of 1228 Ka 6s in various Ka 6 Ka 6 B / BR Photo: Peter F. Selinger Ka 6 CR models were built at Alexander Schleicher. Heinz Huth becomes world cham- pion in 1963 with the Ka 6 CR. K 7 Ka 2 / Ka 2b ASW 15 / 15 B K 10 K 11 The much-loved club glider is built 875 times, as well as another 337 under license. In 1968 Karl Striedieck even s K 6 E et a ASK 13 Photo: Paul Anklam ASK 14 new world record in a K 8 B. ASW 17 K 8 / K 8 B ASW 20 / B L / CL ASW 12 Rudolf Kaiser’s masterpiece. Gerhard Waibel’s first design The first Alexander Schleicher and the start of the fibreglass two-seater motorglider age at Alexander Schleicher – Photo: Holge r Weitzel Photo: Peter F. Selinger still has its f today its ASK 18 Photo: Peter F. Selinger ASW 19 ans today. home is at the soaring museum on the Wasserkuppe. With 761 aircraft in various ASK 16 ASK 21 Mi models the ASW 22 B ASW 20 becomes With the successor of the ASK 13 L one of In 1987 Ingo Renner opens the the most successful the age of wooden gliders sailplanes triumphant successes of the among all Schleicher comes to an end at Schleicher. designs. ASW 22 B at world champion- ships. ASW 22 AS 22-2 950 examples of the ASK 21 Eight times pilots became world ASK 21 have been built up to today. champions with this sailplane. Developed from the AS 22-2, ASG 29 Martin Heide made the ASH 25 into the most successful Open Class sailplane of all times, ASK 23 with 266 examples in various ASW 24 ASW 24 E models. ASW 27 ASW 28 ASH 25 E ASH ASW 28-18 E 25 Mi ASW 22 BLE National champion, European champion and World champion… ASH 26 E ASG 29 – domination in the ASH 25 18m class. ASH 30 Mi ASH 31 Mi ASG 32 Mi 1927 4 5 2017 Milestones Over 8400 aircraft since the new beginning in 1951 ES 49 Rudolf Kaiser’s first design for Grunau Baby IIb Alexander Schleicher – the beginning of an extremely successful collaboration. Grunau Baby III Rhönlerche I Condor IV Ka 4 Rhönlerche II Photo: Jochen Ewald A total of 1228 Ka 6s in various Ka 6 Ka 6 B / BR Photo: Peter F. Selinger Ka 6 CR models were built at Alexander Schleicher. Heinz Huth becomes world cham- pion in 1963 with the Ka 6 CR. K 7 Ka 2 / Ka 2b ASW 15 / 15 B K 10 K 11 The much-loved club glider is built 875 times, as well as another 337 under license. In 1968 Karl Striedieck even s K 6 E et a ASK 13 Photo: Paul Anklam ASK 14 new world record in a K 8 B. ASW 17 K 8 / K 8 B ASW 20 / B L / CL ASW 12 Rudolf Kaiser’s masterpiece. Gerhard Waibel’s first design The first Alexander Schleicher and the start of the fibreglass two-seater motorglider age at Alexander Schleicher – Photo: Holge r Weitzel Photo: Peter F. Selinger still has its f today its ASK 18 Photo: Peter F. Selinger ASW 19 ans today. home is at the soaring museum on the Wasserkuppe. With 761 aircraft in various ASK 16 ASK 21 Mi models the ASW 22 B ASW 20 becomes With the successor of the ASK 13 L one of In 1987 Ingo Renner opens the the most successful the age of wooden gliders sailplanes triumphant successes of the among all Schleicher comes to an end at Schleicher. designs. ASW 22 B at world champion- ships. ASW 22 AS 22-2 950 examples of the ASK 21 Eight times pilots became world ASK 21 have been built up to today. champions with this sailplane. Developed from the AS 22-2, ASG 29 Martin Heide made the ASH 25 into the most successful Open Class sailplane of all times, ASK 23 with 266 examples in various ASW 24 ASW 24 E models. ASW 27 ASW 28 ASH 25 E ASH ASW 28-18 E 25 Mi ASW 22 BLE National champion, European champion and World champion… ASH 26 E ASG 29 – domination in the ASH 25 18m class. ASH 30 Mi ASH 31 Mi ASG 32 Mi 1927 4 5 2017 Controls, Landing gear, Handles & Co. Production of all metal parts We manufacture almost Aircraft Manufacturing everything ourselves... Qualified and engaged employees, often with many Even though handcrafting pro- Hightech m years of service, manufacture high quality and durab eets craftsmanship le ducts on this scale is aircraft parts. rare in in- dustry today, it is for us - with our quantities far removed from The interaction of technical know-how and seamless mass production - the most quality control by experienced inspectors provides a appropriate method to manufac- high degree of production quality. ture the metal parts for our aircraft.
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