AS W-12

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AS W-12

glider

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Hans Werner Grosse
Grosse’s record-breaking glider, an AS W-12, weighed 324 kg (716 pounds) and had a wingspan of 18.95 metres (62.2 feet) and a top speed of 220 km (137 miles) per hour. On January 4, 1981, he set a world record of 1,306.856 km (811.56 miles) for distance around a…
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Grosse’s record-breaking glider, an AS W-12, weighed 324 kg (716 pounds) and had a wingspan of 18.95 metres (62.2 feet) and a top speed of 220 km (137 miles) per hour. On January 4, 1981, he set a world record of 1,306.856 km (811.56 miles) for distance around a…
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