ORLIK
The Orlik 2 first flew in 1938, and an improved variation, the Orlik 3 competed in the 1940 Olympic Games …
For its feeling of pure flight, soaring is likened by enthusiasts to bird flightâquiet, without the aid of power to keep you aloft. Itâs just you and your piloting skill, riding the rising currents of air. When a sailplane or glider is towed or winched to altitude, it is truly a balance of the skill of energy transfer and light touch, of being at one with your surroundings and making the most of the natural environmentâs influence. As with other form of aircraft, the sailplane has enjoyed marked improvement and development throughout history from the wood- and linen-craft built and flown by Otto Lilienthal to the modern, sleek composite craft that seem to capture the smallest of rising air currents with little effort.
The Orlik 2 first flew in 1938, and an improved variation, the Orlik 3 competed in the 1940 Olympic Games …
Vernon Oldershaw’s motorglider features a retractable power plant that can be used for takeoff and climb to soaring altitude …
Libelle 205 Kestrel Hornet 206 Mosquito 303 Glasflugel 304Glasflugel was founded by Eugen Hänle in 1962 and carried the …
The biggest improvement for the G-103, the successor to the Twin Astir, came from modifications to the ailerons. Pilots …
The Katana X-Treme was born in Austria in 1990. The all-composite two-seater flies with 80, 100, and …
DG300DG600DG800DG1000Gerhard Glaser, owner of a civil engineering business, and Diplom Ingenieur Wilhelm Dirks, founded the Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH company …
A quick glance at the gross weight or wingspan of the Calif motorglider or sailplane should tell the enthusiast that …
Founded by Alexander Schleicher in 1927, the company is the world’s oldest sailplane manufacturer. The company makes both pure …
Gus Briegleb began designing and building sailplanes in the 1930s. In 1940, he came up with his sixth design,the …
L13 L19The original L13 Blanik was built in 1958 and several thousands of them are flying worldwide. The two-seat …
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