| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-6426 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Haase-Kensche-Schmetz HKS-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Haase-Kensche-Schmetz HKS-3 |
| Aircraft Version: | Haase-Kensche-Schmetz HKS-3 |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Munich / Deutsches Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Collection: | Deutsches Museum |
| Photo Date: | 11 July 2013 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 500356 |
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V-tail glider built in 1955 by Entwicklungsgemeinschaft Haase-Kensche-Schmetz. Designers Ernst Günter Haase, Heinz Kensche and Fernando Schmetz had earlier built the record-breaking HKS-1 in July 1953. Kensche was an experienced mechanical engineer who worked for the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) and flight tested the Fieseler Fi-103 Reichenberg in World War II, establishing a sailplane record after the war. Haase was the Open Class World Champion in 1958 held at Leszno, Poland with this 257 kg HKS-3. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 September 2022, and has since been viewed 164 times. |