About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: 19th-century German experimental aircraft, German experimental aircraft 1900-1909, German experimental aircraft 1910-1919, German experimental aircraft 1920-1929, German experimental aircraft 1930-1939, German experimental aircraft 1940-1949, German experimental aircraft 1950-1959, German experimental aircraft 1960-1969, German experimental aircraft 1970-1979, German experimental aircraft 1980-1989, German experimental aircraft 1990-1999, Akaflieg Darmstadt, Flugwissenschaftliche Vereinigung Aachen, Junkers J 1, Bolkow Bo 46, Horten H.III, DFS 346, Heinkel He 176, Grob Strato 2C, Junkers Ju 49, EWR VJ 101, Dornier Do 31, Focke-Wulf Fw 61, Akaflieg Berlin, VFW VAK 191B, LFU 205, Dornier Do 29, Akaflieg Darmstadt/Akaflieg Munchen DM1, Focke-Achgelis Fa 269, Lippisch P.13a, Heinkel He 178, Zeppelin LZ1, Heinkel He 119, DFS 332, DFS 194, Lippisch Delta IV, Zeppelin LZ2, Focke Wulf Schnellflugzeug, Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat, Fokker Spin, Friedrichshafen FF.60, Lippisch Ente, Fieseler Fi 158, Flettner Fl 265, Opel RAK.1, Derwitzer Glider, Bolkow Bo 103, Goppingen Go 9, Akaflieg Berlin B 9, Baumgartl Heliofly III, Dornier Do 212, DFS 40, Zeppelin Rammer, Lippisch P.13b, Dornier Aerodyne, Flettner Fl 185, MBB Lampyridae, Fokker V.8, Fokker M.6. Excerpt: Akaflieg Darmstadt is one of around twenty flying groups attached to German universities. Akaflieg is an abbreviation for Akademische Fliegergruppe, an academic group of students and faculty from a German University. Otto Lilienthal published his book Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst (Birdflight as the Basis of Aviation) in 1889, describing the basis of modern aerodynamics and aircraft construction. Lilienthal made many successful gliding flights from 1891 onwards. But the focus of attention shifted to powered flight after the Wright Brothers had demonstrated ...
