ASW-12 Proto Question

So, for any that were involved with the returning of the prototype
ASW-12 from California to Germany, can you tell me a bit about the
trailer the plane was in for shipping back to Germany? Did the
glider load into the trailer over the tongue, or in the more
conventional way, through the back of the trailer? Was the trailer
still a canvas covered box, or had it been skinned with metal? The
plane was de-registered from the US in 2005.

Sort of working a little history project. Any information would be
appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Steve Leonard

On Mar 14, 9:53*pm, Steve Leonard wrote:
So, for any that were involved with the returning of the prototype
ASW-12 from California to Germany, can you tell me a bit about the
trailer the plane was in for shipping back to Germany? * Did the
glider load into the trailer over the tongue, or in the more
conventional way, through the back of the trailer? *Was the trailer
still a canvas covered box, or had it been skinned with metal? *The
plane was de-registered from the US in 2005.

Sort of working a little history project. *Any information would be
appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Steve Leonard

Looking to add to your "harem", Steve?

C'mon! You know the answer to that question.
Jim

On Mar 15, 6:43*am, Dan Marotta wrote:

Looking to add to your "harem", Steve?

On Mar 14, 8:53*pm, Steve Leonard wrote:
So, for any that were involved with the returning of the prototype
ASW-12 from California to Germany, can you tell me a bit about the
trailer the plane was in for shipping back to Germany? * Did the
glider load into the trailer over the tongue, or in the more
conventional way, through the back of the trailer? *Was the trailer
still a canvas covered box, or had it been skinned with metal? *The
plane was de-registered from the US in 2005.

Sort of working a little history project. *Any information would be
appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Steve Leonard


The original factory trailers I have seen in pictures were front-load
and canvas covered.

Just so we are clear, I will murder anyone who crashes S/N 12012 due
to incompetence and survives the accident.... Just Say'in......

And for historic corrrectness:

it is AS-W12 NOT ASW-12

Just so we are clear, I will murder anyone who crashes S/N 12012 due
to incompetence and survives the accident.... *Just Say'in......

Why? I thought there were busted quite frequently when they were new.

As to the name, Alexander Schleicher lists the glider as "ASW 12"
which is the same naming convention as used for all the ASx gliders
since then. No dash anywhere in the name. FAA seems to have an
abhorance of the space and has to put a dash somewhere but that
doesn't make it the real designation of the glider.

Andy

On Mar 15, 12:59*pm, Andy wrote:
Just so we are clear, I will murder anyone who crashes S/N 12012 due
to incompetence and survives the accident.... *Just Say'in......

Why? *I thought there were busted quite frequently when they were new.


It might have something to do with the 2-3000 man-hours I put intoit's
better-than-new, museum quality total restoration / modification.

Didn't one person think that glider would best be dealt with using a
box of matches?
I witnessed the rebuild from paint scrapers and a belt sander to
rigging and blasting up the Sierra Nevada.
Couldn't believe it when Gerhard referred to the design as "a mistake
of my youth".
Jim

On Mar 15, 2:00*pm, " wrote:

It might have something to do with the 2-3000 man-hours I put intoit's
better-than-new, museum quality total restoration / modification.

Couldn't believe it when Gerhard referred to the design as "a mistake
of my youth".

Why not? It came from a period where performance was the primary
design goal and safety was a distant second. I'm a Schleicher owner
because they changed that philosophy.

Hope it's going to a museum.

Andy

On Mar 15, 9:36*pm, JS wrote:
* Didn't one person think that glider would best be dealt with using a
box of matches?
I witnessed the rebuild from paint scrapers and a belt sander to
rigging and blasting up the Sierra Nevada.
Couldn't believe it when Gerhard referred to the design as "a mistake
of my youth".

A slippery high performance glider with no airbrakes that relies on
tailchutes to stop it has to be a mistake by Mr Waibel!