DFS Rhönsperber

Rhönsperber
Rhönsperber replica, built 1997
General information
TypeSingle seat competition glider
National originGermany
ManufacturerFlugzeubau Schweyer
Designer
Number builtc.100
History
First flight1935

The DFS Rhönsperber, otherwise known as the Schweyer Rhönsperber or Jacobs Rhönsperber (in English Rhön Sparrowhawk) was a single seat competition glider designed in Germany by Hans Jacobs and first flown in 1935. For several years it was regarded as the best German sailplane and about one hundred were built.

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