Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co

The Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co is a German glider manufacturer based in Poppenhausen (Wasserkuppe) in the district of Fulda, in Hesse. The company has about 105 employees and produces about 90 to 100 gliders in the year ago. 65% of the aircraft will be exported abroad.

Important types of aircraft from this manufacturer have included Rhönlerche Ka 4, Ka 6, K 7, K 8, ASK 13, ASK 21, ASW 12, ASW 15, ASW 17, ASW 19, ASW 22, ASW 24, ASH 25 ASH 26, ASW 27, ASW 28 and ASG 29 the latest developments are the ASH 31 Mi and the ASH 30 Mi In April 2013, the aircraft manufacturer announced 32 with the ASG a new development for the FAI 20m class. Many of these aircraft were milestones of glider development and were used for record-breaking flights, so flew for example, Hans- Werner Grosse with the ASW 12 on 25 April 1972 by Lübeck to Biarritz in France with 1460 km a new distance world record for gliders. Even today, the Alexander Schleicher GmbH one of the leading glider manufacturers.

The names of the types of aircraft are awarded since the introduction of the ASW 12 is always the same pattern: AS for Alexander Schleicher, followed by the first letter of the name of the aircraft designer. The number is the consecutive numbering of the types of aircraft.

So the ASK models by Rudolf Kaiser, the ASW models by Gerhard Waibel and ASH models of Martin Heide have been developed. For the new ASG models Michael Greiner is responsible.

Board of Directors

  • Company founder Alexander Schleicher ( * 1901, † 1968)
  • Director: Peter and Ulrich Kremer
  • Senior Director: Edgar Kremer

History

Alexander Schleicher founded in 1927, the plant in Poppenhausen. The company had 50 employees in 1936. In 1939 there were already 120 employees. Could be produced end of the war between 1945-1951 no more aircraft. Rudolf Kaiser joined in 1952 as an aircraft designer in the company. 1963 Gerhard Waibel began to develop GfK aircraft. Martin Heide extended further in 1981 as an aircraft designer, the company.

The access road to the site was renamed Alexander Schleicher Road 2003. Gerhard Waibel occurred in the same year after 39 years in retirement.

Types of aircraft (as of 1952)

(see also: List of all aircraft types produced in Schleicher )

Single-seater

  • Schleicher Ka 1 Rhönlaus
  • Schleicher Ka 3
  • Schleicher Ka 6, also known as Ka 6 B, 6 BR Ka, Ka 6 BR- Pe Ka 6 C, Ka 6 CR, Ka 6 CR- Pe Ka 6 BR -S, Ka 6 E
  • Schleicher K 8, also known as K 8 A, 8 B K
  • Schleicher K 9
  • Schleicher K 10
  • Schleicher K 11 motor glider, it was only a prototype as a development study for the ASK 14 built.
  • Schleicher ASW 12
  • Schleicher ASK 14 Motor sailer
  • Schleicher ASW 15, ASW 15B as
  • Schleicher ASW 17
  • Schleicher ASK 18
  • Schleicher ASW 19, ASW 19B as
  • Schleicher ASW 20, ASW as 20B, L and top
  • Schleicher ASW 22, also known as B, BL, BLE ( Open Class )
  • Schleicher ASK 23
  • Schleicher ASW 24, even with the engine as ASW 24E
  • Schleicher ASH 26, well with motor as ASH 26E
  • Schleicher ASW 27
  • Schleicher ASW 28, also known as ASW 28-18 and 28-18 with motor as E
  • Schleicher ASG 29, actually ASW27 -18, also known as ASG 29E
  • Schleicher ASH 31 Mi

Two-seater

  • Schleicher Ka 2 Rhön swallow, as K2b
  • Schleicher Ka 4 Rhönlerche
  • Schleicher K 7 Rhönadler
  • Schleicher ASK 13
  • Schleicher ASK 16 Motor sailer
  • Schleicher ASK 21, even with the engine as ASK 21 Mi
  • Schleicher ASW 22-2, prototype of the ASH 25 ( Open Class )
  • Schleicher ASH 25, well with motor as ASH 25E, M and Mi or as ASH25 EB27 and EB28 ASH25
  • Schleicher ASH 30 Mi
  • Schleicher ASG 32, also own bootable as ASG 32Mi and with electric sustainer ASG 32EL
Types of business entity Poppenhausen, Hesse Hans-Werner Grosse Gerhard Waibel (engineer) Schleicher Condor
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