User manual

ASK21, ASK21 Mi 1.00 Manual
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INTRODUCTION
Most people who have not been in a modern glider think that they glide from thermal to thermal in total silence. They
can and they do, but they are also capable of the most amazing aerobatics and high speed high G maneuvers. Often the
roar of the air flowing over the canopy drowns out the sound of the variometer and the screams of the passenger. They
are often flown closer to the ground than most other aircraft, certainly when they are flown using the wind flow rising
over mountain slopes. Even if you look at simple performance you see that modern gliders outperform many serious
motorized aircraft. Name one general aviation aircraft with a range of 3.009 km, a speed of 306 kmh, and a ceiling of
15,460 meters. And although these are world records for gliders, even the actual performance of standard gliders is
amazing.
The Schleicher ASK21 is one of the best known gliders as it is used in many glider schools. It’s not a hard glider to fly
(that’s what makes it a good instruction aircraft) and considered very safe. It’s so safe that to practice spins you will
need to install a ‘spin kit’. The ASK21 has a conventional layout with controls for both seats, a T-tail and a mid-set thick
wing.
The FSX version was made with great care by Joachim Schweigler who knows this aircraft very well. Perhaps the most
special part of the product is the flight model that is at the absolute limits of what FSX can handle. It is extremely
accurate.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
 Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 CPU (Core 2 Quad advised), 4 GB RAM
 Direct X 9 compatible Graphics Card with minimal 512 MB
 Microsoft FSX (with SP2 or Acceleration), Prepar3D V2 or FSX STEAM edition
 Windows XP, Windows VISTA, Windows 7 (fully updated), Windows 8.1 (64 bit highly recommended)
 Adobe Acrobat® Reader 8 minimal to read and print the manual
This product is compatible with DX10 as much as it possible (note that Microsoft does not document or officially
support the DX10 mode)
CREDITS
Concept: Joachim Schweigler
Models/Textures: Joachim Schweigler
XML/ gauges: Finn Jacobsen, Joachim Schweigler, Peter Lürkens, Ian Lewis
Flight modelling: Peter Lürkens
Flight modelling testing: Joachim Schweigler
C4 Competition Ian Lewis
Project Management: Mathijs Kok (Aerosoft), Joachim Schweigler
Manual, documentation: Mathijs Kok (Aerosoft), Joachim Schweigler, Alexander Schleicher Flugzeugbau
Sounds: Joachim Schweigler, Finn Jacobsen
Installer: Andreas Mügge (Aerosoft)
Testing: Several good folks who will all be getting a free copy
Special thanks to: Ulrich Kremer (Alexander Schleicher Flugzeugbau),
Volker Hähnel (Luftsportgruppe Köln-Niel e.V.) Franz Pöschl (SDI-Variometer)
Harald Jörges (Fliegerschule Wasserkuppe), Michael Tauber
WinchX is licensed for bundling with this product. Thanks to Peter Lürkens (see page 12)