(robert arndt) wrote in message om...
In the test pilot thread I mentioned Hanna Reitsch and some of her
aircraft flown. I mentioned the See Adler (Sea Eagle) amphibian glider
which most of you have never heard of. Here is a photo of it(1935):

http://es.geocities.com/los_caranchos/images/F44.jpg

I heard about it since it is the book "Flying for the Fatherland" and
a cuple of DFS books.

Your link is down, try the main page:
http://es.geocities.com/los_caranchos/evoluci2.htm

This was Hans Jacobs designed glider that was to be used for military
purposes but was eventually cancelled. Jacobs went on to design DFS
military aircraft, among them the famous DFS 230 assault glider of
which Hanna Reitsch test flew the first transport version.

She flew it in 1937.

Also of some interest is the DFS Reiher of 1938:

http://es.geocities.com/los_caranchos/images/F58.jpg

Again, your link doesn't work. Try the above full page link.

This glider has been replicated by OSC Wasserkuppe:

http://www.osc-wasserkuppe.de/flugze...eiherflug.jpeg

The OSC-Wasserkuppe is not an exact replica and is known as the Reiher
III:

www.osc-wasserkuppe.de for homepage

Rob


Ashton Archer III