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The Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug ( en, German Glider Museum with Model Aircraft), situated on the
Wasserkuppe The is a mountain within the German state of Hesse. It is a large plateau formation at an elevation of and is the highest peak in the Rhön Mountains. Great advances in sailplane development took place on the mountain during the interwar pe ...
in the
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is the national gliding museum, opened in 1987.


History

German glider pilots and designers have made many contributions to the development of glider aerodynamics and flight techniques. The Wasserkuppe has been a gliding site since about 1910 and was closely associated with the emergence of gliding as a sport during the interwar period. In particular it hosted the annual series of gliding competitions, started in 1920, that became known as the Rhön contests. Initially national, they became international events. Because of its long association with the sport, it seemed a natural home for a national gliding museum, an idea conceived in 1970 with the 50th anniversary of the first Rhön contest. The ''Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug'' was officially opened in August 1987 in a purpose built hall. By 2014 the collection included more than sixty aircraft, all German, showing their development from
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s through wooden machines to the earliest
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aircraft of the 1960s. There are also photographic records, focussing on the series of Rhön contests, with aircraft pilots and designers. The museum has a store for aircraft which are not currently on display and a workshop for restoring them. In 2014 these held some twenty-five aircraft.


Content

List from Bob Ogden, Air Britain News, November 2014.


On display


See also

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List of aerospace museums This is a list of aviation museums and museums that contain significant aerospace-related exhibits throughout the world. The aviation museums are listed alphabetically by country and their article name. Afghanistan * OMAR Mine Museum, Kabul - inc ...
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List of gliders This is a list of gliders/ sailplanes of the world, (this reference lists all gliders with references, where available) Note: Any aircraft can glide for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer. By nationality * List of Amer ...


References


External links


Photos of the museum's exhibits at AirHistory.net
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