Wolf Lemke
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Wolf Lemke is a designer of gliders
who worked for Rolladen Schneider and after it was taken over in 2003, for DG Flugzeugbau GmbH.
He was one of the student members of the Akaflieg
Darmstadt
who designed the revolutionary D-36 "Circe". This team also included Heiko Fries, Klaus Holighaus
and Gerhard Waibel.
After leaving the Akaflieg, he built a second D36 in his cellar. He almost killed himself in it when he took a winch launch with a disconnected elevator but he parachuted to safety. He was soon designing new gliders.
His most significant design was the LS 1
which he first flew in May 1967. It was built by Walter Schneider, at first under the name Segelflugzeugbau Schneider OHG, but later as Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH.
Two LS 1 prototypes flew in the German Championships in 1968: Helmut Reichmann
und Walter Schneider places first and second out of 44 competitors in the Standard Class
.
All gliders designed by Wolf Lemke to date have the designation LS (Lemke and Schneider), including the LS-11 built by the Akaflieg Köln.
Glider (sailplane)
A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the sport of gliding. Some gliders, known as motor gliders are used for gliding and soaring as well, but have engines which can, in some cases, be used for take-off or for extending a flight...
who worked for Rolladen Schneider and after it was taken over in 2003, for DG Flugzeugbau GmbH.
He was one of the student members of the Akaflieg
Akaflieg
Akaflieg is an abbreviation for Akademische Fliegergruppe, an academic group of pilots in pre and postwar Germany.-History:Otto Lilienthal published his book Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst in 1889. This described the basics of modern aerodynamics and aircraft construction...
Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
who designed the revolutionary D-36 "Circe". This team also included Heiko Fries, Klaus Holighaus
Klaus Holighaus
Klaus Holighaus was a glider designer, glider pilot and entrepreneur.Klaus Holighaus was born in Eibelshausen, Germany. He started his career in gliding when he was an engineering student at the University of Darmstadt, where he was a member of its Akaflieg...
and Gerhard Waibel.
After leaving the Akaflieg, he built a second D36 in his cellar. He almost killed himself in it when he took a winch launch with a disconnected elevator but he parachuted to safety. He was soon designing new gliders.
His most significant design was the LS 1
Rolladen-Schneider LS1
|-References:**Thomas F, Fundamentals of Sailplane Design, College Park Press, 1999*Simons M, Segelflugzeuge 1965-2000, Equip, 2004*Selinger P, Segelflugzeug-Geschichten, Deutsches Segelflugmuseum*German-language Wikipedia*...
which he first flew in May 1967. It was built by Walter Schneider, at first under the name Segelflugzeugbau Schneider OHG, but later as Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH.
Two LS 1 prototypes flew in the German Championships in 1968: Helmut Reichmann
Helmut Reichmann
Professor Dr. Helmut Reichmann was a German glider pilot, thrice Gliding World Champion and co-founder, with millionaire Barron Hilton, of the Barron Hilton Cup...
und Walter Schneider places first and second out of 44 competitors in the Standard Class
Glider Competition Classes
Competition classes in gliding, as in other sports, mainly exist to ensure fairness in competition. However the classes have not been targeted at fostering technological development as in other sports...
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All gliders designed by Wolf Lemke to date have the designation LS (Lemke and Schneider), including the LS-11 built by the Akaflieg Köln.