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The Schempp-Hirth Janus is a high performance two-seat glider that was built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH. It was the first high-performance two-seater. Design and development
Wolf Hirth died in 1959 but it was not until 1964 that Martin Schempp found a new designer: Klaus Holighaus who had just graduated from Darmstadt Technical University, where he was a member of its Akaflieg. Holighaus was also an excellent pilot and became a regular member of the German gliding team.
(Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) Göppingen Gö 1 Wolf; Göppingen Gö 2; Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa; ... Schempp-Hirth Janus; Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus; Schempp-Hirth ...
Pages in category "Schempp-Hirth aircraft" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Schempp-Hirth Janus; M. Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus; N.
Martin Schempp soon realized that the future would belong to composite sailplanes, and he therefore secured the assistance of Klaus Holighaus. Klaus Holinghaus' first work for Schempp-Hirth was to increase the wingspan of the Standard Austria to produce the SHK with 17-m wings. Upon arriving in Kirchheim, Klaus Holighaus implemented his ideas ...
Schempp-Hirth: 2009 Two Seater 2 20 m (66 ft) 25.7 50:1 ... Janus: Schempp-Hirth: 1974 Two Seater 2 20 m (66 ft) 23 43.5:1 110 km/h (68 mph; 59 kn)
The students at Akaflieg Berlin set out to improve the performance of modern gliders by reducing drag. To improve a modern glider's performance through modifying the aerofoil sections is time-consuming and very costly, so to reduce costs the group utilised production wings from a Schempp-Hirth Janus B, shortened to 18.2m (59.71 feet), allowing the students to concentrate their efforts and ...
Schempp-Hirth Arcus; Schempp-Hirth Discus-2; Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus; Schempp-Hirth Janus; Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2; Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3; Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4; Schempp-Hirth Quintus; Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2; Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3; Schleicher AS 33; Schleicher AS 34Me; Schleicher ASG 32; Schleicher ASH 25; Schleicher ASH 30; Schleicher ASH ...