A 16-year old Friedrich Wenk built his Hängegleiter of 1909 at Blaubeuren and flew it at Allmendingen. In 1920 he designed the Wenk-Peshkes flying wing sailplanes, and then, among many other works, the “Weltensegler” flying wings. Later, the wings for “Moazagotl” and “Minimoa”.
Dr. Wenk died in 1966.