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The ASW 22 is an Open Class glider built of modern fibre reinforced composites including carbon-fibre and Kevlar. The manufacturer of the ASW 22 is Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. The ‘W’ indicates that this is a product of the German designer Gerhard Waibel.The ASW 22 Open Class is a successor to the ASW 17. It first flew in 8 July 1981 as a 22 metre glider. The span was increased to 25 metres for the ASW 22B with a modified inner wing section and flaperons similar to the ASW-20.