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The Zögling (English: pupil) is a German high-wing, cable-braced, single seat primary glider that was designed by Alexander Lippisch in 1926 and produced with many variations by a variety of manufacturers.[1]

Zögling
R.R.G. Zögling (PH-77) with a cockpit fairing fitted
Role	Glider Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Designer	Alexander Lippisch
First flight	1926
Introduction	1926
Status	No longer in production

Design and development

The Zögling was designed to be a training glider for basic flight training. The usual launch method was by bungee cord from a sloped hill. Because training was conducted solely by solo flight the aircraft had to be very easy to fly and also easy to repair.[1]

The high-wing design uses a kingpost and cable bracing. The primary structure of the glider is of wood, with the wings, tail surfaces and inverted "V" kingpost all finished in doped aircraft fabric covering. The pilot sits on a simple seat in the open air, without a windshield.[1]

Variants

D.D. Zögling^{[citation needed]}

RRG-1 Zögling^{[citation needed]}

DFS Zögling 33^{[citation needed]}

DFS Zögling 1^{[citation needed]}

Lippisch Zögling^{[citation needed]}

Teichfuss L.T.30^{[citation needed]}

G 101

production in Sweden^{[citation needed]}

Kegel Zögling

copies or licence production by Kegel-Flugzeugbau Kassel, using the 'AK' logo on the King-post.^{[citation needed]}

Aircraft on display

• National Soaring Museum, Elmira, New York, United States[2]
• US Southwest Soaring Museum – replica fuselage only[3]

Specifications (Zögling)

Data from Planeurs - Zögling[4] and The Virtual Aviation Museum[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 5.290 m (17 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 10.040 m (32 ft 11 in)
• Height: 2.010 m (6 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 15.85 m² (170.6 sq ft)
• Airfoil: Göttingen 358
• Empty weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 155 kg (342 lb)
• Wing loading: 9.8 kg/m² (2.0 lb/sq ft)

See also

Related development

• DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter
• Slingsby Primary

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Detroit G1 Gull
• Jongblood Primary
• Schweizer SGP 1-1
• Cloudcraft Dickson Primary

Related lists

• List of gliders

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lippisch aircraft.

• Zögling photos in the National Soaring Museum

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