Schleicher ASW 19
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| Type designation | ASW 19 |
| Competition class | Standard |
| Number built | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 6.80 m |
| Height | 1.42 m |
| Wingspan | 15.00 m |
| Wing area | 10.96 m² |
| Aspect ratio | 20.4 |
| Wing profile: | |
| Empty mass | ca. 250 kg |
| Water ballast | 100 kg |
| Maximum mass | 408 kg |
| Wing loading | ca. 31 - 37 kg/m² |
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (132 knots) |
| Rough air speed | 180 km/h (97 knots) |
| Stall speed | 68 km/h (37 knots) |
| Minimum sink rate | ca. 0.70 m/s (140 fpm) |
| Best glide ratio | 38.5 |
The ASW 19 is a Standard Class single-seat glider built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. It is basically an improved version of the ASW 15B, using essentially the same set of wings and an improved fuselage with more refined aerodynamics and a T-tail similar to that of the ASW 12. It was designed to take advantage of the new Standard Class rules of 1975, which allowed water ballast. The ASW 19 first flew in prototype form on 23 November 1975, and production began in the spring of 1976. An ASW 19 flown by the Dutch pilot Baer Saelen won in the Standard Class at the 1978 World Championships Chateauroux in France.
The very successful 15 metre Class ASW 20 was developed employing a modified ASW 19 fuselage mated to an entirely new wing equipped with curving flaps.
The cantilever laminar flow mid-wings are of glassfibre/foam sandwich construction, with a glassfibre roving main spar and Schempp-Hirth metal air brakes above and below each wing. Up to 100 kg of water ballast can be carried. The tail unit is also of glassfibre/foam sandwich and the tailplane is an all-moving surface. The AS-W 19B has a tailplane and elevator, and air brakes on the upper wing only. The fuselage is a glassfibre/honeycomb sandwich structure with a reinforced keel, and the nose tapers to a point like that of the ASW 17. There is a retractable monowheel with an internal drum brake and a tailskid. The pilot sits in a semi-reclining seat under a large flush-fitting one-piece canopy which hinge at its front end to open upwards.
The ASW 19 Club is a Club Class version with a fixed unsprung monowheel, no water ballast carried and larger air brakes.
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