Advanced Soaring Concepts Falcon
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox aircraft The Advanced Soaring Concepts Falcon, also called the Advanced Soaring Concepts American Falcon, is an American mid-wing, T-tailed, single-seat, FAI 15-Metre Class glider that was designed by Tor Jensen and produced by Advanced Soaring Concepts, and first flew in 1993.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The aircraft was produced as a kit for amateur construction.<ref name="SD">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="EAA">Template:Cite news</ref>
Design and developmentEdit
The Falcon was designed by Jensen as the 15-metre class version of the FAI Standard Class Spirit.<ref name="SD" />
The aircraft is made predominantly from fiberglass sandwiches, with the wing spar made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer. The cockpit is made from welded steel tube, reinforced with Aramid. Its Template:Convert span wing has optional extensions that bring the span to Template:Convert. Glidepath control is via full span trailing edge flaps, coupled with top surface Schempp-Hirth-style airbrakes. The flaps can be set to +15°, +10°, +5°, 0°, and -5° in flight. The cockpit was designed to accommodate a pilot of up to Template:Convert in height and weighing up to Template:Convert with parachute. The landing gear is a retractable monowheel.<ref name="SD" /><ref name="EAA" />