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Der Dessauer
The ''Der Dessauer'', later ''Der alte Dessauer'', was a German single-seat glider (sailplane), glider built in the early 1920s. It took part in all the Rhön gliding contests on the Wasserkuppe between 1923 and 1928, flew in the Alps, and made a long-duration flight along the German sea shore. Design and development Around 1923, Ludwig Hoffmann was a Junkers employee and co-founder of the Flugtechnische Verein Dessau (Flight Technical Association Dessau). He had already had experience in glider design at Akaflieg Darmstadt with the Akaflieg Darmstadt D-6 Geheimrat. The ''Der Dessauer'' was recognisable as a descendant of that glider. The ''Der Dessauer'' was a monoplane with a thick section, two-part, high wing, connected to the fuselage by a single, short, steep, tubular Dural lift strut from the upper fuselage longeron to the single wing spar (aviation), spar on each side at about 15% of the span. These struts were unusual in incorporating rubber shock absorbers which allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
