Schleicher ASW 27

Schleicher ASW 27
Type:	Glider
Design country:	BR Germany
Manufacturer:	Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
First flight:	April 3, 1995
Production time:	1995-2009

The Schleicher ASW 27 is a single-seat high-performance glider of the FAI 15-meter class with a 15-meter wingspan in fiber composite construction. Manufacturer of the ASW 27 is Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co . As usual with Schleicher, the designer Gerhard Waibel added the first letter of his surname “W” to the type designation. The first flight was on April 3, 1995.

It was designed as a successor to the ASW 20  - based on the fuselage of the ASW 24 with a new wing that is only nine square meters in size - for the 15-meter class. The design was optimized for this span and new large winglets , without having to take into account a possible increase in the span or the installation of an engine. It is equipped with flaps , retractable landing gear and for water ballast. Upwardly extending triple airbrakes were built into the very thin wings .

The light SL version has an empty weight of 230 kilograms.

features

17 years after the maiden flight, the ASW 27 was runner-up in 2012 at the World Gliding Championship in Uvalde, USA.

The maneuvering speed is extremely high at 215 km / h. Typical values ​​for aircraft of the same class are between 170 km / h and 200 km / h.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	1
span	15 m
Wing area	9 m²
Wing extension	25th
Hull length	6.55 m
Height at the tail	1.3 m
Wing profile	DU 89-134 / 14
Empty weight with minimum equipment	245 kg
Water ballast	190 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	500 kg
Wing loading	34-55.54 kg / m²
Maneuver speed	215 km / h
Top speed	285 km / h
Minimum speed	70 km / h
slightest sinking	0.52 m / s
Glide ratio	48

Web links

Commons : ASW 27  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Type certificate of ASW 27 - EASA-TCDS-A.220, Edition 4 of January 29, 2016 (PDF; 450 kB)
• Description of the ASW 27 B