Advanced Soaring Concepts Spirit
{{Short description|American glider}}
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| type=Glider
| national_origin=United States
| manufacturer=Advanced Soaring Concepts
| designer=Tor Jensen
| first_flight=1992
| introduction=1992
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| status=Production completed
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| number_built=18
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| variants=Advanced Soaring Concepts Falcon
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The Advanced Soaring Concepts Spirit, also called the Advanced Soaring Concepts American Spirit, is an American mid-wing, T-tailed. single-seat, FAI Standard Class glider that was designed by Tor Jensen and produced by Advanced Soaring Concepts, first flying in 1992. The aircraft was produced in kit form for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 300. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=336 |title=Spirit Advanced Soaring Concepts |accessdate=2 September 2011 |last=Activate Media |year=2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820213308/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=336 |archivedate=20 August 2011 }}
Design and development
The Spirit was the Standard Class design that paralleled the company's FAI 15-Metre Class Falcon.
The aircraft is made from a welded steel tubing, with an Aramid reinforced cockpit section. Its {{convert|15|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs a Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer spar and carbon sandwich construction. The kit came with pre-molded fiberglass parts. The cockpit was designed to accommodate a pilot of up to {{convert|76|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} in height and weighing up to {{convert|260|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} with parachute.
Specifications (Spirit)
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See also
References
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Category:1990s United States sailplanes
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1992
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