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Advanced Soaring Concepts Spirit
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The Advanced Soaring Concepts Spirit is a single-seat Standard class sailplane that is produced in kit form for home-building.
In 1996 concerns were raised about the aircraft's wing, after the wings of two examples failed under load testing at far lower stresses than the aircraft was designed for. This prompted a redesign of the wing root.
There have been accusations in the soaring community that the Spirit and its derivative, the Falcon were largely reverse engineered from the Schempp-Hirth Ventus.
Specifications (Spirit)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: ft in ( m)
- Wingspan: 49 ft 2 in (15.00 m)
- Height: ft in ( m)
- Wing area: 101 ft² (9.3 m²)
- Aspect ratio: 24:1
- Empty: 508 lb (230 kg)
- Loaded: lb ( kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 1,160 lb (527 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: mph ( km/h)
- Maximum glide ratio:
- Rate of sink: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
Related content
Related development: Advanced Soaring Concepts Falcon
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