Schleicher Ka 6

The Schleicher Ka 6 is a single-seat glider designed by Rudolf Kaiser, built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co, Germany and is constructed of spruce and plywood with fabric covering. The design initially featured a conventional tailplane and elevator which was later replaced by an all-moving tailplane in the -Pe and Ka 6E variants. Variants built before the -CR and -BR used a main skid as the principal undercarriage, with later variants including the Ka 6E using a wheel as the main undercarriage with no nose skid. Other modifications for the Ka 6E include a more aerodynamic fuselage with glassfibre nose and wingroot fairings, longer canopy, and modified aluminium airbrakes.

Variants


Dates of initial airworthiness approval in brackets:
 * Ka 6 – Initial version; span 14.4 m, (30 October 1956).
 * Ka 6B (27 September 1957).
 * Ka 6B-Pe – The Ka 6B with all-flying tailplane, (20 May 1960).
 * Ka 6BR – The Ka 6B with the main skid removed and a relocated mainwheel, (27 September 1957).
 * Ka 6CR – The Ka 6C with the main skid removed and a relocated mainwheel, (24 February 1959).
 * Ka 6CR-Pe – The Ka 6CR with all-flying tailplane, (20 May 1960).
 * Ka 6E The ultimate Ka-6, with all-flying tailplane, (29 July 1965).

Aircraft on display

 * US Southwest Soaring Museum – Ka 6B-Pe and Ka 6e