Zögling

Zögling

R.R.G. Zögling (PH-77) with a cockpit fairing fitted
Role	Glider
National origin	Germany
Designer	Alexander Lippisch
First flight	1926
Introduction	1926
Status	No longer in production

The Zögling (English: pupil) is a German high-wing, cable-braced, single seat primary glider that was designed by Alexander Lippisch in 1926 and produced with many variations by a variety of manufacturers.^[1]

Design and development

The Zögling was designed to be a training glider for basic flight training. The usual launch method was by bungee cord from a sloped hill. Because training was conducted solely by solo flight the aircraft had to be very easy to fly and also easy to repair.^[1]

The high-wing design uses a kingpost and cable bracing. The primary structure of the glider is of wood, with the wings, tail surfaces and inverted "V" kingpost all finished in doped aircraft fabric covering. The pilot sits on a simple seat in the open air, without a windshield.^[1]

Variants

D.D. Zögling
RRG-1 Zögling
DFS Zögling 33
DFS Zögling 1
Lippisch Zögling
Teichfuss L.T.30

Aircraft on display

National Soaring Museum, Elmira, New York, United States^[2]
US Southwest Soaring Museum – replica fuselage only^[3]

Specifications (Zögling)

Data from The Virtual Aviation Museum^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 5.290 m (17 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 10.040 m (32 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.010 m (6 ft 7 in)

References

1 2 3 4 The Virtual Aviation Museum (n.d.). "Stamer Lippisch Zögling". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ National Soaring Museum (2011). "Sailplanes in Our Collection". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
↑ US Southwest Soaring Museum (2010). "Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders". Retrieved 26 May 2011.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lippisch aircraft.

Zögling photos in the National Soaring Museum

Aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug

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Aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch

Gliders	Falke (1921) Espenlaub E.2 Djävlar Anamma (Hols der Teufel) Zögling Prüfling Grüne Post Storch I Storch II Storch III Storch IV Storch IV Storch VIII Delta I Delta II Delta III Falke Professor Wien Obs Fafnir Fafnir 2 Hols der Teufel DM1

Powered aircraft	Storch V Delta IV Delta V DFS 194 Me 163

Ground effect vehicles	Collins X-112 RFB X-113 RFB X-114

Projects	Li P.01-111 Li P.01-115 Li P.01-116 Li P.01-117 Li P.01-118 Li P.08 Li P.09 Li P.10 Li P.11 Li P.04 Li P.12 Li P.13 Li P.13a Li P.13b Li P.15 Li P.20

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