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FS2004 Schleicher ASW 17 Glider. Gerhard Waibel's open class sailplane design. The first 1000 mile distance flying by Karl H. Striedick on 9 May 1977 with ASW-17 at the Appalache, 1634.7 km target-return flying. Plane by Christian Drawz, FD and gauges by Wolfgang Piper, Max Roodveldt. VC set-up by George Csillag.