Schleicher ASH 25
The ASH 25 is a two-seater high performance sailplane in the open class with the original 25 m wingspan.
Your designer Martin Heath, of the 'H ' in the model designation comes, they have constructed using the existing surface of the single-seater ASW 22 The hull was designed in accordance with the torso of 31 fs Akaflieg Stuttgart. This is distinguished above all by its resistance-optimized design. This Vorserienflugzeug was - as a two-seater ASW 22 - also known as AS 22-2 before the final name was specified.
Manufacturer is the company Alexander Schleicher glider from Poppenhausen ( Wasserkuppe). ASH 25 was built as a pure glider and motorized versions in the E ( sustainer, 63 piece, built 1987-1994 ), M and M, and Mi Mi The names are different engine variants, which allow a self launch. A total of 269 aircraft were built.
The binder Flugmotorenbau GmbH also offers an optimized version with the designation of ASH25 EB28 (14 aircraft). When ASH25 EB28 the span was increased by a newly developed outer wing 28 meters which allows for the best glide of about 60 . There is now a complete in-house design of the binder Flugmotorenbau GmbH with the designation EB 28
The production of the ASH 25 and ASH 25 Mi was set in September 2008 to free up capacity for the successor ASH 30 Mi.