Accidents can happen anytime and anywhere and it is always good to be prepared.This week, we were able to take part in a first aid course organized by the university.Under the guidance of Mrs. Slavik, eleven of us went through all the possible emergency scenarios in the morning, starting with reaching the scene of an…
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This year we again able to fill up the firewood stores for our house in Bartholomä. Under the leadership of Gimli, logs were carried out of the forest until dusk, sawn up and driven to the airfield in the trailer. There we cut them into manageable pieces and piled them up in front of and…
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This year we participated for the first time at the German Aerospace Congress (DLRK) in Dresden. There we had the opportunity to present our current project, the fly-by-wire glider prototype fs36. We were also able to view exciting presentations on the latest developments in the aerospace industry and make new contacts. The DLRK is a…
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On our first workshop afternoon this semester, we had four larger group tasks in addition to some smaller ones.Under the guidance of Schrumpf and DiBiDi, 4 guests started with the winter maintenance of the fs33. This involved washing the surfaces, checking for paint cracks and removing the ailerons.Carlos and another small group started the construction…
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Our long-time member Fridolin „Fidde“ Wohlfarth passed away on 12.04.2022 after a tragic work accident at the age of 93. Not only being a great flying companion, Fidde was also the motor and soul of our airfield, indeed without him we would not have our Bartholomä-Amalienhof (EDPU) home airfield. With the purchase of the site…
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We have received sad news that our alumnus Richard Eppler passed away on Thursday, November 25th 2021. Richard was an acknowledged expert in both aerodynamics and calculation of structural and mechanical problems and as such had a very influential position in the development of sailplanes. Besides the variety of profiles that he developed for model…
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A CNC portal milling machine for milling the molds of our future projects. This was our dream three years ago when we started the project of acquiring a milling machine. The molds are assembled from large plastic blocks with dimensions of 2.5x1x0.2 meters. In addition, they are machined on a steel frame to prevent the…
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We have good news regarding the fs25. A few months ago, we told you that the fuselage of the fs25 is to be repainted. Now we can show you the progress we’ve made. After hours of work, we finally got the fuselage ready for repainting. We then brought it to Heubach, where it would at…
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Last season, our G109 finally hit 3000 flying hours and thus, it requires a service life extension program. To this end, we started a crowdfunding campaign for the overhaul of our G109, during which we earned more than 3500€. We would like to heartily thank all those who donated. The G109 is getting a new…
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The fs25 is our oldest still flying prototype and of course, we wouldn’t forget about or old girl. This year, the fs25 is going to get a new coat of paint! To this end, we spent hours sanding off the old layers of paint. Since we found one or two damaged areas, we also took…
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