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    The Schleicher Rhönbussard, otherwise known as the DFS Rhönbussard was intended as an intermediate glider trainer which could also fly competitively. It...
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  • Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co is a major manufacturer of sailplanes located in Poppenhausen, near Fulda in Germany. It is also the oldest sailplane manufacturer...
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    Lippisch and Hans Jacobs in 1928, possibly with the assistance of Alexander Schleicher. It had the Zögling girder frame and the strut braced wings, making it...
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    Kranich II Jacobs Meise Jacobs Reiher III Jacobs Rhönadler 35 Jacobs Rhönbussard Jacobs Rhönsperber Kaiser Ka-1 Rhönlaus Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat...
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    The Schleicher Rhönadler, DFS Rhönadler or Jacobs Rhönadler is a high performance, single seat competition sailplane built in Germany in the 1930s. More...
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    The Schleicher Poppenhausen named after the town of Poppenhausen (which is near the Wasserkuppe where Schleicher built and flew his gliders) was a two-seat...
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  • (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co) Schleicher Hols der Teufel Schleicher EW 18 Schleicher Luftkurort Poppenhausen Schleicher Rhönadler Schleicher Rhönbussard Schleicher...
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    Flugzeugbau Ferdinand Schmetz Herzogenrath (601 built) and Flugzeugbau Schleicher (25). Most of the German production were among the 15,000 German gliders...
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    Moazag'otl Olympia Meise Präsident Professor Rammer Reiher Rhönadler Rhönbussard Rhönsperber São Paulo Schulgleiter SG 38 Seeadler Sperber Senior Sperber...
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  • 270 km/h (170 mph; 150 kn) 500 kg (1,100 lb) 850 kg (1,870 lb) Rhönbussard Schleicher 1933 1 14.3 m (47 ft) 14.5 20:1 0.75 m/s (1.5 kn) 130 km/h (81 mph;...
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