DG Flugzeugbau

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH is a manufacturer of sailplanes and other composite parts based in Bruchsal near Karlsruhe, Germany.[1]

History

The business was founded in 1973 by Gerhard Glaser and Wilhelm Dirks as Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH.[1]

In 2018 the company received an order to build "a large number" of the Volocopter 2X design under contract to Volocopter.[2]

Aircraft

No longer in production

The Glaser-Dirks company produced the following gliders:

• DG-100 (Standard Class)
• DG-200 (15 metre Class)
• DG-300 (Standard Class)
• DG-400 (Self-launching motor glider)
• DG-500 (Two seater)
• DG-600 (15 metre and 18 meter Class)
• LS10 (15 metre and 18 metre Class)

Current gliders in production

DG Flugzeugbau currently produces:

• DG-808C (15 metre and 18 metre)
• DG-1001 (Two seater)
• Rolladen-Schneider LS8c-neo, (Standard Class with optional wing-tips to increase the span to 18 metres.)

References

1. "DG Flugzeugbau". Retrieved 5 September 2017.
2. "Volocopter Starts Serial Production". AVweb. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

External links

• Official website