ASH 26 ... the stuff of dreams.(ASH = Alexander Schleicher, Martin Heide - designer) Our prototype - the full-size ASH 26 - was developed and built by the Schleicher company based in Poppenhausen. The machine is available as a pure glider and as a powered version with retractable engine, in which guise it is known as the ASH 26 E. Unlike most 18m gliders, which are just “bored-out” standard-class machines, the full-size ASH 26 was designed from the outset as an 18m glider. As a result its performance is close to that of the classic open-class sailplanes,
but with significantly better handling. Emulating the full-size aircraft, our model of the ASH 26 also constitutes a sweet-handling machine with an extraordinarily wide performance spectrum coupled with an impressive appearance.Special features:
>Flying characteristics The model is stable in the air, and its overall handling and control response are very pleasant. The speed range is
enormously wide and the way this machine converts excess speed into height is simply amazing!
>Lightweight, high-quality, high-strength GRP fuselage with hard white surface, carbon-reinforced
>Lightweight, finish-sanded obechi-skinned wings with genuine INTRO leading edge
>Integral double laminated spar
>Generously proportioned factory-fitted 12 mm Ř wing joiner system Pre-fitted MULTIlock wing retainer system
>Moulded GRP canopy frame with cockpit and seat µCamber-changing flaps for an ultra-broad speed range
>Covered version: Contest airbrakes factory-installed the brake blades and arms just have to be clipped into place.
>Building instructions including many useful tips and illustrations
Technical features:
The wings are supplied finish-sanded overall, and incorporate,integral leading edges and tips under the skins.
The ailerons and camber-changing flaps are internally lined with a full-length strip of balsa. The solid spar, reinforced with plywood, extends as far as the centre of the aileron and connects the top and bottom skins securely, while a second spar is fitted at the machined aileron well
to avoid local weakness. The 12 mm Ř joiner system is factory-installed, and consists of a 12 mm Ř hardened steel joiner with stiffener tube.Specification:
Wingspan: 4050 mm
Fuselage length: 1785 mm
All-up weight: 4900 - 5800 g
Wing loading min.: approx. 60 g/dm2
Wing section: RG series mod.
Functions: A/E/R/Fl
Tow release/Airbrakes/Retract | 
