
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
Aircraft Original Type: | FSV Darmstadt FSV-10 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | FSV Darmstadt FSV-10 |
Aircraft Version: | FSV Darmstadt FSV-10 Replica |
C/n (msn): | None issued |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | WasserkuppeMap |
Country: | Germany |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDER IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Collection: | Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug |
Photo Date: | 15 July 2015 |
Photo by: | Peter Vercruijsse |
Photo ID: | 118452 |
Photo Comment |
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After having visited the aviation exposition ILA Frankfurt in 1909, a group of 14 to 16 year old grammar school pupils became so enthusiastic that they founded the Flug-Sport-Vereinigung Darmstadt on 25-Aug-1909. They started to build several types of gliders and test flying them. On 22-Jul-1912 Hans Gutermuth flew their FSV-10 a distance of 840m in 1 min 50 sec at the Wasserkuppe, which at that time was a new glider world record. The photo shows the replica built by the Deutsches Segelflugmuseum. This photo is copyright © Peter Vercruijsse, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 January 2019, and has since been viewed 135 times. |