36th FAI World Gliding Championships 2021
Airfield Stendal-Borstel, Germany
2021-07-18 20:00:00
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100 Years of Gliding Competition

Quelle: Sueddeutsche.de

First Gliding Competition was held 1920 at Rhön (Wasserkuppe)

Only 24 years after the glider pioneer Otto Lilienthal was fatally injured with his glider on August 9, 1896, the first Gliding Competition was organized at the Wasserkuppe, a mountain within the Rhön in beautiful Hessen, Germany.

In August 1920 pioneers from all over the country met to fly distances of about 400 meters.

Attendees were (based oh the Flugsport no. 14):

  1. Willy Pelzner
  2. Fr. Wilh. Richter
  3. Arnold Zeise
  4. Bruno Poelke
  5. Hermann Bleske
  6. Eugen von Loessl (Unfortunately pilot Eugen von Loessl was also deadly injured.)
  7. Herbert Pobel & Eugen von Loessl
  8. Friedr. Richter
  9. Klemperer, Weil, Stock & Heffels
  10. Schlak, Drude, Schalk
  11. Peter Riedel
  12. Herbert Pobel
  13. Friedr. Budig
  14. Rob. Heinzmann
  15. Wilh. Häußler
  16. Konrad Seitz
  17. Willy Pelzner
  18. Jak. Spalinger
  19. Jul. Kempf

At that time, it was possible for pilots to be registered for more than one glider.

Shortly after the first competition, the following ones 1922 and 1925 were already setting new records fast like with a flight duration of an hour (1922) or distances of 22 km (1925).

Over the years, competition became more advanced – not only technically – but also mentally. Now competitions reach speed records within different glider classes that reach thousand astonishing average speeds.

With this in mind, the most important focus – beyond reaching top performances – should stay on reaching the highest safety to keep this sophisticated sport as fascinating as it is.

Quelle: Wikipedia

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