 {| |} the advanced soaring concepts falcon, also called the advanced soaring concepts american falcon, is an american mid-wing, t-tailed, single-seat, fai 15-metre class glider that was designed by tor jensen and produced by advanced soaring concepts in the mid-1990s. the aircraft was produced as a kit for amateur construction. ==design and development== the falcon was designed by jensen as the 15-metre class version of the fai standard class spirit. the aircraft is made predominantly from fiberglass sandwiches, with the wing spar made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer. the cockpit is made from welded steel tube, reinforced with aramid. its  span wing has optional extensions that bring the span to . glidepath control is via full span trailing edge flaps, coupled with top surface schempp-hirth-style airbrakes. the flaps can be set to +15Â°, +10Â°, +5Â°, 0Â°, and -5Â° in flight. the cockpit was designed to accommodate a pilot of up to  in height and weighing up to  with parachute. the landing gear is a retractable monowheel. ==specifications (falcon) == {{aircraft specs |ref=sailplane directory and eaa |prime units?=imp |genhide= |crew=one |capacity= |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=15.0 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=580 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |more general= |perfhide= |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=
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