Last Saturday, May 31st, the weather in the heart of the German soaring country was beautiful. The Rhön mountains provided perfect conditions to launch and try out Schleicher’s newest ship, the two-seater D-KBAS, alias ASG 32 Mi, for the first time in her life. Together with CEO Peter Kremer the designer of the latest Schleicher…
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Video – Maiden Flight of the First ASH-30Mi in Australia
by Bill Elliott •
Schleicher’s ASG 32—A New Entry in the 20 meter Class
by Bill Elliott •
Video Interview with Schleicher’s Michael Greiner
by Rand Baldwin •
Michael Greiner is the young Schleicher engineer who designed the extremely successful ASG-29 15/18 meter glider. As a young designer, he was mentored by Gerhard Waibel and so, in a sense, he is Gerhard’s protegé. Michael was in Uvalde earlier this week, so I asked if he had time for an interview, and he graciously…