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The Akaflieg München Mü6 is a glider aircraft

Glider aircraft

Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines, though engine failure can...

 that was designed and built in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 in 1924.

Development

In 1931 Akaflieg München students Egon Scheibe and Victor Urban designed the Akaflieg München Mü6 to investigate Aero-towing, the new art of launching gliders. To ensure easy handling during tow, the aircraft was made light and robust (of fabric-covered-wood construction), with good handling characteristics. A strut-supported high-mounted wing was fitted on a rhomboidal section fuselage and a conventional empennage.

The Mü6 survived until at least 1934 when it was noted that total flight time was 23 hours which includes the time taken for Egon Scheibe to fly his 105km flight to Regensburg

Regensburg

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...

in 1933.

Specifications (Mü6)