Schleicher ASK 18

**Schleicher ASK18** CSVVA Challes les Eaux is selling: **Rare ASK18** – Serial No. 18033 – 1976. Wingspan 16m. **Excellent glide performance, very easy to fly and land.** **Fuselage**: re-covered in Dacron, PU paint applied in 2020. **Wings**: flawless covering and paintwork. 5,250 flight hours (cumulative), equivalent to 4,700 launches. **Airworthiness Certificate (CEN):** valid until 02/01/2027. A single hook: winch and towing: Tost G73, 1,630 launches. Anjou seatbelts: from 2019 (no potential). Altimeter, anemometer, variometer: Winter. Electric variometer: Cambridge Mark IV, due for servicing. Compass: Airpath. Flarm. Trig T90/T91 radio. Lightweight battery: Li-Po 7.5Ah Canopy with repairs outside the field of view. **Empty weight**: 230 kg; maximum load: 105 kg (wide centre-of-gravity range 46–105 kg) **Accessories**: Canopy cover, open-sided trailer (unregistered) with tarpaulin covering the glider; some spare parts: 2 canopy frames, tail skid, etc. Photos and further details available on request. Viewing and test flight available at Challes (LFLE). **Total price: €12,000.** The ASK18 is Schleicher’s latest wooden and tubular design. It is the successor to the K6E, featuring a stronger tubular fuselage and a laminate nose section. With the high-performance wings of the K6 extended to 16m – improving glide ratio and minimising the glide loss – it is an excellent glider for building flying skills. The ‘classic’ tail plan provides ‘relaxed’ handling and an easy landing. A well-rounded glider, it is the ideal aircraft for young pilots looking to improve their skills, potentially leading to gold and silver badge exams.