Stemme ASP S15
ASP S15-1 Stemme belonging to the Border Guard
Role	Motor glider Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Stemme
First flight	2009
Developed into	Safran Patroller

The Stemme ASP S15 is a German two-seat powered sailplane designed and built by Stemme for use as an Airborne Systems Platform.

Design and development

The ASP S15 is a two-seat single-engined, all composite construction, powered sailplane with the engine mounted in the center fuselage. The cockpit has room for two in side-by-side configuration.^[1] It has a shoulder wing, a conventional T-tail and a retractable nose wheel landing gear.^[1] It can also be fitted with a 2-axis autopilot and external underwing payload pods.^[1]

The ASP S15-1 was granted a restricted type certificate by the European Aviation Safety Agency in October 2013.^[1]

Variant

ASP S15-1

Airborne Systems Platform which can be fitted with a 2-axis autopilot and external underwing payload pods.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 8.52 m (27 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
• Height: 2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 17.4 m² (187 sq ft)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 F2 , 84.5 kW (113.3 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed Mühlbauer Type MTV-7-A / 170/051, 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) diameter

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 265 km/h (165 mph, 143 kn)