Glider

DFS Hol’s der Teufel

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The history of this type, whose Czech name is “Take the devil”, begins in 1923 and is associated with the German designer Alexander Lipisch.

This was a simple 1933 glider for basic flight instruction. It was designed for being launched by rubber ropes. It was single seat – so there was no room for a flight instructor.

In 1927, this type was slightly modified and several pieces were produced by the beginning German company Alexander Schleicher.

This glider was used for basic training of sailors in gliding groups, where many dozens of pieces were produced by amateurs not only in Germany but also in the Czech Republic. According to surviving reports from the 1930s, this glider sailed in Bohemia, Olomouc, Konice na Moravě, Zlín, Valašské Meziříčí, Moravská Ostrava, 3 examples in Přerov and Jindřichův Hradec.

In the autumn of 2002, the German brothers Achim and Gerhnard Maleschka joined forces with veterans Jiří Leník and Jan Krejčí, and with the help of other fans of historical gliding, parts were created in Germany and the Czech Republic and assembled in the workshops of Aeroclub Raná during the second half of the year.

On Sunday, May 2, 2004, Jiří Leník from Aeroclub Raná ceremoniously flew the replica of the German historical glider “Hols der Teufel” from 1927 at the Rana airport.

In the future, it will be operated alternately in the Czech Republic (Na Rané) and in Germany by its German co-owners.

Wing span: 41.667 ft / 12.7 m
Length: 21.161 ft / 6.45 m
Height: 7.054 ft / 2.15 m
Crew: 1

DFS Einheitsschulfugzeug

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The 1931 Einheitsschulflugzeug (standard flight trainer) was a design for basic flight training, similar to the majority of gliders of the day. The tail could be folded so the plane consumed less space in storage.

Length : 19.423 ft / 5.92 m
Height : 7.907 ft / 2.41 m
Wingspan : 33.268 ft / 10.14 m
Crew : 1

DFS Professor

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Professor I

Professor I – High performance soaring plane, Germany, 1928

Professor II

Professor II – High performance soaring plane, Germany, 1929

Professor I
Length : 23.163 ft / 7.06 m
Wingspan : 52.789 ft / 16.09 m
Crew : 1

Professor II
Length : 23.163 ft / 7.06 m
Wingspan : 52.789 ft / 16.09 m
Crew : 1

DFS / Deutsche Forschungsinstitut Für Segelflug / German Research Institute for Gliding / Rhon-Rossiten-Gesellschaft

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Established as the Rhon-Rossiten-Gesellschaft at Wasserkuppe in 1925.
Became DFS on moving to Darmstadt in 1933 and undertook glider research. Designed and built the successful DFS 230 assault glider in the Second World War, and the DFS 228, an air-launched rocket aircraft used as a research vehicle for the DFS 346, a swept-wing reconnaissance project expected to reach 1,650mph (2,655kmh) at 66,000 ft (20,120 m). Also undertook development of Me 163 and Mistel composite bomber. Experimented with delta designs by Dr. Alexander Lippisch and evolved piloted V-1. In 1946 the DFS 346 project and its engineering design staff were taken by the Soviets to Podberczhye, where the project was said to have been completed.