Guide to Self-Launching Sailplanes by Eric Greenwell. The link takes you to a page with more information and the link to the PDF document. If you haven't read this before, now would be a very good time.

These links go ASH 26 E Technical Reports items that can have a direct effect on safety. They are listed here to make it easy to find them.

• Pre-Flight Checklists!
• Avoiding fires
• Glider improvements
  • Spoiler warning systems - procedures and devices to prevent the spoilers from opening unintentionally
  • Piggot Hooks - Simple or Elegant (both provide "parking brake" function)
  • Roeger hook - enable the canopy to jettison cleanly
  • Fire suppression system
• Running the engine without rigging the glider
• Towing the trailer safely
• Safety related equipment
  • SPOT personal tracker/locator
  • inReach personal tracker/locator/two way text messaging
  • Mirrors
  • FLARM and PowerFLARM - collision avoidance device for gliders
  • ELT mounting

A special thanks to Eric Greenwell who developed the majority of the content ported to this site.

A tip of the hat to Marc Arnold who allowed the ASA to gain permanent control of the domains motorglider.org and motorglider.com

Article describes the installation of PowerFlarm. Mainly focussed on the older portable 'brick' flarms. From the supervisor experience these are fickle. Article need to be updated with details about the PowerFLARM core and the PowerFLARM Fusion

The site contains reports by owners and other parties of their experiences with technical issues related to the Wankel-powered Schleicher sailplanes. As of October, 2020, that includes the ASK 21 Mi, ASH 26 E, ASH 30 Mi, ASH 31 Mi, and  ASG 32 Mi.

These reports are not necessarily accurate, complete, or made with any manufacturer's approval. Information obtained here should be used with information from the manufacturer of the particular component and other authoritative sources, including the regulations applicable to your aircraft, when deciding on a course of action. You may read our disclaimer here.

It is also important to note that the Wankel-powered Schleicher sailplanes have evolved over the years from the introduction of the first model (ASH 26 E) in 1994, particularly for the propulsion system, and what is reported for one glider may not apply to another glider.

The "ASH 26 E Technical Reports" web site use policy

The intent is to keep the "tech site" a bit more private than the ASH 26 E discussion group to allow a more open communication among the owners. The group intentionally serves a broader audience, including prospective owners. Generally, these are the people eligible for access to the "tech site":

• Owners who supply their country registration number and the glider serial number.
• Technicians and repair shops working on Wankel-powered Schleicher sailplanes
• Schleicher dealers
• Schleicher owners and employees

While we might make exceptions on a case-by-case basis, please do not give access to other people; instead, have them contact the group for access.

Of course, you can answer questions based on information on the tech site. Some sections can be printed and given to interested people, such as the "Buying or Selling an ASH 26E". These sections will be marked so you know it's OK. For other sections, please ask the author of the page, or ask on the discussion group.

A request

If you find a solution to your problem here...

• Please post a note on the newsgroup so we know the site is successful!

If you DON'T find what you needed...

• Please post a note on the newsgroup so the other 26 E owners can help you with the problem, and so the collaborators (that's the folks putting stuff on the site) know what to add next!

About the Site

• The site began Sep 24, 2008. Here's how many pages are on the site:
  • Sep. 24, 2008 - 10 pages
  • Nov. 15, 2008 - 52 pages (we were really busy!)
  • Nov. 15, 2009 - 92 pages
  • Nov. 15, 2010 -106 pages
  • Nov. 15, 2011 - 114 pages
• All common issues are now covered on the website, so new pages are added infrequently; however, the majority of the pages are updated at least occasionally, as new information becomes available.
• The site is "private" - registration is required to view it.
• There are three levels of access
  • Viewers: view only
  • Collaborators: add, modify and delete pages, comments, and attachments.
  • Owners: register users, change site appearance, set the URL, and delete the site
• Hints
  • The Sitemap link (in the menu) is our Table of Contents. The "List View" tab will show you who created the page
  • The Recent site activity link (in the menu) will show you what's been added recently, and who created the page
  • Clicking on a picture will display it full size

Discussion group members,  if you ...

• find an error on the site - post it on the forum
• want a particular subject covered - post a request on the forum
• have suggestions for improving the site - post them on the forum
• want to get new content on the site - visit the Adding Content page 
• want to help with the site in other ways - contact the webmaster privately