Thread: ASH 31Mi
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Old December 20th 08, 06:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default ASH 31Mi

Interesting news.
Can 31 wings be retrofitted to the 26?
Are the AS-H31 18m panels the AS-G29 15m panels, etc? That would
make sense.
With the inner panels having a 14m span it would be possible to
build 15m tips for the 31 and fly three classes.
It would be faster than the AS-W17 with wooden 15m tips, and that was
a rocket ship in it's time!
Basics of the KS review of the AS-W17/15m was: "Two speeds, thermal
and red line."
Jim

On Dec 20, 3:56 am, Dieter Reuter wrote:

the newly-developed structure means mainly some stronger wing
structure to get the MTOW up to 600kg (or maybe more).
The fuselage, tail and wings are mostly the same from the 26. Only wih
slight changes and with new extension tips for the 21m. These
extension tips are exactly from the ASG-29 from the same molds. This
makes it very easy to create this new ship within a few months. I
expect the first 31 should be ready in March or April, 2009.

Dieter