Title

Grob 102 Standard Astir III, 1980. Creator: Grob-Werke GmbH.

Caption

Single-seat, monoplane glider with T-tail. Test pilots at Grob-Werke GmbH & Company KG in Germany first flew the Grob 102 Standard Astir III late in 1980. The Standard Astir III is one of several models that the Grob company designed specifically to conform to the international Standard Class category of competitive sailplanes adopted in 1958. On February 17, 1986, Robert Harris flew this Grob 102 Standard Astir III and set a world altitude record of 14,899 m (49,009 ft). On June 4, 1997, Robert Harris and his wife, Susan Rothermund, donated the Grob 102 to the National Air and Space Museum.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A89_042

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

288,7Mb (6,3Mb) / 38,7in x 29,0in / 11600 x 8700 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Germany sport technology education German country flight color aeroplane aircraft plane airplane glider race location century racing aviation racer air Transport Eighties Colour Smithsonian Institution 1980s National Air and Space Museum Educational Institution 20th century air and space museum decade scientific institution object Heritage Art NASM CRAFT-Aircraft Fiberglass-reinforced plastic w fuselage stringers of carbon-fiber assorted aluminum and steel hardware and components. Grob-Werke GmbH Grob Aerospace Grob Aircraft Grob-Werke