Schleicher Ka 6

Ka 6
Ka 6 on display in the Deutsches Museum, Munich
Role Club class glider
Manufacturer Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co
Designer Rudolf Kaiser
First flight 1955
Number built > 1000 (all variants)


The Schleicher Ka 6 is a single-seat glider designed by Rudolf Kaiser, built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co, Germany and is constructed of Spruce and plywood with fabric covering. The design initially featured a conventional tailplane and elevator which was later replaced by an all-moving tailplane in the -Pe and Ka 6E variants. Variants built before the -CR and -BR used a main skid as the principal undercarriage, with later variants including the Ka 6E using a wheel as the main undercarriage with no nose skid. Other modifications for the Ka 6E include a more aerodynamic fuselage with glassfibre nose and wingroot fairings, longer canopy, and modified aluminium airbrakes.

Variants

KA 6E G-DCCV at the Vintage Glider Rally at Camphill, 2011

Dates of initial airworthiness approval in brackets:

Aircraft on display

Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Sebek preen their Ka-6BR at Harris Hill, NY.

Specifications (Ka 6E)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

Notes

  1. US Southwest Soaring Museum (2010). "Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders". Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. Coates, 1978. p. 86.

Bibliography

  • Coates, Andrew, Janes World Sailplanes and Motorgliders. London. Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1978. ISBN 0-354-01119-7

External links

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