On Dec 20, 7:32*pm, JS wrote:
* 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

Hi Jim,
interesting idea to get a new 15m wing for the 26 or 31. But with such
a high minimum wing load, this makes not really sense for me. The
empty weight of the ASH-31Mi will increase to 400-420kg, some of the
first ASH-26E reaches 390-400kg.
Maybe if a lot of customers ask Schleicher to build 15m tips. I'll try
to ask Martin Heide if this could be a future option, next time when I
pick up my 29 in a few weeks.

Dieter