German Glider and Motor Glider Airplanes

[hesham]

From L'Aeronautique 1922,

here is some German glider and motor glider aircraft,most notable is Stuttgart F.V.S.5,Gotha,Casper Sb-3 and Hamburger
designs.

L'A\02B9eronautique [microform] : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Title from cover

archive.org

 

[Maveric]

Zeise, Drude and Mesemann are interesting...

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is some German gliders,designed by Haydn,Nihm,Huttmann,Winter,Wenk,Kirchner,King,Schule,Kupper
and Kohl,but not all of them displayed,and for Mr. King,I spoke before about him.

Development of Tailless and All-Wing Gliders and Airplanes

Tailless airplanes are characterized by having all their control surfaces, especially the elevator, incorporated in the wings. This paper provides a discussion of the history of their development and current state of development.

digital.library.unt.edu

 

[hesham]

Hi,

also what was this,Hessen-Flug ?.

Development of Tailless and All-Wing Gliders and Airplanes

Tailless airplanes are characterized by having all their control surfaces, especially the elevator, incorporated in the wings. This paper provides a discussion of the history of their development and current state of development.

digital.library.unt.edu

 

[hesham]

Hi,

the Akaflieg Dresden from D-B1 to D-B11 are known,except D-B3,D-B5 & D-B6,has anyone
a more info about them,and if there were a Projects or not ?.

http://histaviation.com/akaflieg_dresden.html

 

[richard B]

The picture Nr 10 here : https://akaflieg-dresden.de/die-akaflieg-stellt-sich-vor/historie/ shows the DB.5 .

 

[hesham]

Any good drawing to Winter design ?.

 

[richard B]

also what was this,Hessen-Flug ?.

At the Rhön 1931 , a member of the Aka Hessenflug Verband showed this 1 m. span model (source : Luftwacht 1934)

 

[richard B]

https://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeur-fiche_0int.php?code=1930

https://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeur-fiche_0int.php?code=40

 

[hesham]

Zeise

As I know Mr. Zeise designer a motorglider,was that right ?.

https://www.j2mcl-planeurs.net/dbj2mcl/planeurs-machines/planeurs-liste_0int.php

 

[avion ancien]

The Zeise-Nesemann Bird must have been one of the earliest examples of an aeroplane with retractable undercarriage!

 

[hesham]

From Aerophile 1934,

I never heard about it before ?,Mr. Mainingen.

 

[Maveric]

I believe Mainingen ist not the name of the constructor. Meiningen is a city in germany.

 

[Maveric]

...

 

[hesham]

Thanks,and from Aerophile 1934,

the gliders from Maikafer and Zaunkonig.

 

[Aubi]

Maikäfer (Maybug, often incorrectly translated as Mayfly) and Zaunkönig (Wry) are names of the motor gliders, not designers. I found two gliders (sadly no pictures) named Maikäfer from that period, one by Hentzens and one by the DFS, the latter one is allegedly the first true motor glider and looks like in the description, so I presume this is it.

Secret Wings of World War II

There are many myths and legends surrounding the advanced German aeronautical technology of the Second World War. There are also facts and proven events. Yet within these stories and behind these facts lie conspiracy theories, mistaken assumptions and denials that seem to contradict the...

books.google.cz

The other one might be Gropp Zaunkönig, again it fits the description.

Gropp Zaunkönig – Wikipedia

de.wikipedia.org

 

[Maveric]

Gropp Zaunkönig

 

[Maveric]

Hentzen Maikäfer

 

[Maveric]

Ingenieur-Schule Weimar Zaunkönig

 

[Maveric]

Flugzeugbau Michelstadt Maikäfer II

 

[Maveric]

DFS Maikäfer (Flugzeugbau Michelstadt)

 

[hesham]

Thanks,and also from Aerophile 1934.

 

[Maveric]

This is not really a german design, but the Austrian Kittelberger WKM.1.

 

[hesham]

Huttmann

So weird ?,this name also repeated here;

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/little-known-french-projects-and-prototypes.15821/page-12#post-389744

 

[Apophenia]

As mentioned that French thread, this German designers name was apparently Hüttmann not Huttmann.

 

[richard B]