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Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug

Index Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug

The Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug ("German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight" or "German Institute for Glider Research"), or DFS, was formed in 1933 to centralise all gliding activity in Germany, under the directorship of Professor Georgii. [1]

43 relations: Aerial ramming, Air brake (aeronautics), Airspeed Horsa, Argus As 292, Darmstadt, DFS 193, DFS 194, DFS 228, DFS 230, DFS 331, DFS 332, DFS 346, DFS 40, DFS Habicht, DFS Kranich, DFS Olympia Meise, DFS Reiher, DFS Rhönsperber, DFS Seeadler, DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter, DFS Weihe, DFS Zögling, Flying wing, German Aerospace Center, Germany, Glaser-Dirks DG-300, Gliding, Hanna Reitsch, Hans Jacobs, Hitler Youth, Lippisch Delta IV, List of gliders, List of World War II military aircraft of Germany, Luftwaffe, Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft, Rocket, RRG Fafnir 2, Schempp-Hirth, Schleicher Rhönadler, Schleicher Rhönbussard, Twin-boom aircraft, Wasserkuppe.

Aerial ramming

Aerial ramming or air ramming is the ramming of one aircraft with another.

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Air brake (aeronautics)

In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surfaces used on an aircraft to increase drag or increase the angle of approach during landing.

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Airspeed Horsa

The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War.

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Argus As 292

The Argus As 292 was originally developed in 1939 as a small, remote-controlled unmanned anti-aircraft target drone.

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Darmstadt

Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region).

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DFS 193

The DFS 193 was a planned experimental German aircraft of the 1930s planned by Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS).

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DFS 194

The DFS 194 was a rocket-powered aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - "German Institute for Sailplane Flight").

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DFS 228

The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - "German Institute for Sailplane Flight") during World War II.

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DFS 230

The DFS 230 was a German transport glider operated by the Luftwaffe in World War II.

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DFS 331

The DFS 331 was a transport glider prototype developed in a collaboration between DFS and Gotha.

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DFS 332

The DFS 332 was an experimental aircraft, built by the Deutschen Forschungsinstitutes für Segelflug (DFS).

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DFS 346

The DFS 346 (Samolyot 346) was a German rocket-powered swept-wing vehicle subsequently completed and flown (with indifferent success) in the Soviet Union after World War II.

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DFS 40

The DFS 40 (originally developed as the Delta V) was a tail-less research aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch in 1937 as a follow-on to his Delta IV aircraft.

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DFS Habicht

The DFS Habicht (German: "Hawk") was designed in 1936 by Hans Jacobs as an unlimited aerobatic sailplane, with support provided by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug.

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DFS Kranich

The DFS Kranich is a type of German glider.

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DFS Olympia Meise

The DFS Olympia Meise (German: "Olympic Tit") was a German sailplane designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS) for Olympic competition, based on the DFS Meise.

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DFS Reiher

The DFS Reiher (in English Heron) was a single seat competition glider designed in Germany by Hans Jacobs and first flown in 1937.

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DFS Rhönsperber

The DFS Rhönsperber, otherwise known as the Schweyer Rhönsperber or Jacobs Rhönsperber (in English Rhön Sparrowhawk) was a single seat competition glider designed in Germany by Hans Jacobs and first flown in 1935.

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DFS Seeadler

The DFS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a German flying boat sailplane designed by Hans Jacobs of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS).

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DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter

The Schneider DFS 108-14 SG-38 Schulgleiter is a German high-wing, cable-braced, single-seat primary glider that was designed by Schneider, Rehberg and Hofmann at Edmund Schneider's factory at Grunau in 1938, hence the designation.

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DFS Weihe

The DFS Weihe (English: Harrier) is a German single-seat, high-wing, 18 metre wingspan, high-performance glider that was designed by Hans Jacobs in 1937-38.

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DFS Zögling

The Zögling (pupil) is a German high-wing, cable-braced, single seat primary glider that was designed by Alexander Lippisch in 1926 and produced with many variations by a variety of manufacturers.

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Flying wing

A flying wing is a tailless fixed-wing aircraft that has no definite fuselage.

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German Aerospace Center

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.), abbreviated DLR, is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Glaser-Dirks DG-300

The Glaser-Dirks DG-300 is a Standard Class single-seat high-performance glider built of glass-reinforced plastic.

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Gliding

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne.

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Hanna Reitsch

Hanna Reitsch (29 March 1912 – 24 August 1979) was a German aviator and test pilot.

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Hans Jacobs

Hans Jacobs (30 April 1907 - 24 October 1994) was a German sailplane designer and pioneer.

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Hitler Youth

The Hitler Youth (German:, often abbreviated as HJ in German) was the youth organisation of the Nazi Party in Germany.

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Lippisch Delta IV

Alexander Lippisch's Delta IV was a continuation of his work on delta wing designs pioneered in his Delta I, Delta II and Delta III aircraft.

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List of gliders

This is a list of gliders/sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer.

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List of World War II military aircraft of Germany

This list covers aircraft of the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.

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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was a German rocket-powered interceptor aircraft.

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Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft

The Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft (RRG) or Rhön-Rossitten Society was a German gliding organization, the first one in the world that was officially recognised.

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Rocket

A rocket (from Italian rocchetto "bobbin") is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle that obtains thrust from a rocket engine.

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RRG Fafnir 2

The RRG Fafnir 2 São Paulo, named after the legendary dragon and the Brazilian city which partially financed it, was a single seat German high performance glider designed by Alexander Lippisch.

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Schempp-Hirth

Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH is a glider manufacturer based in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany.

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Schleicher Rhönadler

The Schleicher Rhönadler, DFS Rhönadler or Jacobs Rhönadler is a high performance, single seat competition sailplane built in Germany in the 1930s.

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Schleicher Rhönbussard

The Schleicher Rhönbussard, otherwise known as the DFS Rhönbussard was intended as an intermediate glider trainer which could also fly competitively.

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Twin-boom aircraft

A twin-boom aircraft is characterised by two longitudinal booms (extended nacelle-like bodies) fixed to its main wing on either side of its centre line.

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Wasserkuppe

The is a mountain within the German state of Hesse.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Forschungsanstalt_für_Segelflug

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