Walter Extra is a German award-winning aerobatic pilot and chief aircraft designer who founded the aerobatic aircraft manufacturer Extra Flugzeugbau.
The Rolladen-Schneider LS10 is an 18 metre sailplane designed in Germany by Rolladen-Schneider. A prototype flew in 2003.
An ultralight trike or paratrike is a type of powered hang glider where flight control is by weight-shift. These aircraft have a fabric flex-wing from which is suspended a tricycle fuselage pod driven by a pusher propeller. The pod accommodates either a solo pilot, or a pilot and a single passenger. Trikes grant affordable, accessible, and exciting flying, and have been popular since the 1980s.
Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze is a Polish aircraft and glider manufacturer, located in Bielsko-Biała. It designs and manufactures unlimited category aerobatic gliders and powered aircraft, wind turbines and composite structures.
Hang gliding is an air sport employing a foot-launchable aircraft. Typically, a modern hang glider is constructed of an aluminium alloy or composite-framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness suspended from the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame.
FLARM is a proprietary electronic system used to selectively alert pilots to potential collisions between aircraft. It is not formally an implementation of ADS-B, as it is optimized for the specific needs of light aircraft, not for long-range communication or ATC interaction. FLARM is a portmanteau of "flight" and "alarm". The installation of all physical FLARM devices is approved as a "Standard Change", and the PowerFLARM Core specifically as a "Minor Change" by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency; and in addition the Minor Change also approves the PowerFLARM Core for its IFR and at night.
The aerokurier Online Contest (OLC), a worldwide decentralized soaring competition for glider, hang glider, and paraglider pilots. The OLC is operated by Segelflugszene Gemeinnützige GmbH, a German not-for-profit founded in 2000. "Segelflugszene" translates as "gliding scene" in English.
Gollenberg is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz.
Hans-Werner Grosse was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and glider pilot who established 50 world records approved by FAI Gliding Commission.
Wilhelm Düerkop was a German glider and motor glider aerobatic pilot and promoter of glider aerobatics in Germany for many years. He is known by the nickname Salzmann. This is because he was a pit foreman in a salt mine.
The SportStar and EuroStar are a family of a two-seat, light sport aircraft (LSA), manufactured by Evektor-Aerotechnik of the Czech Republic and powered by a Rotax 912ULS, 100 horsepower (75 kW) engine.
The Hütter H-30 was a single-seat glider design by German designer Wolfgang Hütter. Conceived in 1948, the H-30 laid the foundation for later designs by the manufacturer Glasflügel. The H-30 was intended to be a low cost company aircraft with high functionality and serviceability. Three variants of the H-30 were designed; the H-30, a prototype made out of wood; the H-30 GFK, built with Glassfibre re-inforced plastic; and the H-30 TS, built with a jet motor-glider powered by a BMW 8026 turbojet engine.
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.
Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH was a German helicopter operator, specialising in providing offshore helicopter transportation around the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
The DFS Kranich is a type of German glider. It was developed by Hans Jacobs for the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS).
The Chase CG-14, also known as the G-14 or Model MS.1, was an assault glider manufactured by Chase Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The aircraft failed to progress beyond the prototype stage, being overtaken by larger, improved glider designs.
The Allstar SZD-54 Perkoz is a two-seater, glider for training, aerobatics, cross country flight and cloud flying from the Polish manufacturer Allstar PZL Glider. The sailplane has exchangeable wing tips for either 17.5 or 20 metres and is manufactured primarily from glass fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP). Without wing extension, it is certified for unlimited aerobatic manoeuvres. For glider training, the short wingspan is supplemented with winglets. As a cross-country glider with a 20 metres wing and winglets, the Perkoz has a glider index of 102. The SZD-54-2 Perkoz is the successor of the widely used SZD-50-3 Puchacz trainer, which is part of the SZD family of aircraft.
The Schleicher AS 33 is a German glider manufactured by Alexander Schleicher. The prototype had its maiden flight from Huhnrain Airport, Poppenhausen near Frankfurt on 23 January 2020. The design can be flown in the 18 metre class or in the 15 metre class.
Shark.Aero spol. s.r.o. is a Slovak aircraft manufacturer based in Senica. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ready-to-fly ultralight aircraft. Its sole product is the Shark.Aero Shark, produced in several models since 2006.
Edmund Schneider was a German aircraft designer and owner of a glider factory.
