The Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug, or DFS (German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) was formed in 1933 to centralise all gliding activity in Germany. It was formed by the nationalisation of the Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft (RRG) at Darmstadt. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Blanik L-23. ... The Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... Map of Germany showing Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ...

The DFS was involved in producing training sailplanes for the Hitler Youth and Luftwaffe, as well as conducting research into advanced technologies such as flying wings and rocket propulsion. Notable DFS-produced aircraft include the DFS 230 transport glider (1600+ produced), the German counterpart to the British Airspeed Horsa glider, and the DFS 194 forerunner of the famous Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket fighter. The German Nazi party established the Hitler Youth (in German: Hitler-Jugend or HJ) in 1926. ... The Luftwaffe (literally, air weapon, pronounced looft-vaaf-feh) is the air force of Germany. ... A flying wing is a type of aircraft design with no tail, one in which the majority of the fuselage is inside a thickened wing. ... A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program A rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust gas from within a rocket engine. ... The DFS 230 was a WW2 Luftwaffe transport glider. ... The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a World War II troop-carrying glider built by the British company Airspeed Ltd and subcontractors. ... The DFS 194 was a rocket-powered aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) based on his Delta series of tail-less designs. ... The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was the only operational rocket fighter aircraft. ...

(note the two list have not been synchronized (i.e. not all planes on both lists))

List of some major DFS airplane projects (see list by year for a full listing):

(incomplete)

• DFS Habicht
• DFS Kranich
• DFS 108 Weihe

• DFS Mo 6, target glider (prototypes only), 1936
• DFS 39, Lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft
• DFS 40, Lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft
• DFS 194, rocket-powered research aircraft, forerunner of Me 163
• DFS 228, rocket-powered reconnaisance aircraft (prototype only)
• DFS 230, transport glider
• DFS 331, transport glider (prototype)
• DFS 332
• DFS 346, supersonic research aircraft (incomplete prototype only)

The designation DFS 6 is one, not entirely understood, of a German glider made in the 1930s. ... Alexander Lippischs Delta IV was a continuation of his work on delta wing designs pioneered in his Delta I, Delta II and Delta III aircraft. ... The DFS 40 (originally developed as the Delta V) was a tail-less research aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch in 1937 as a follow-on to his Delta IV aircraft. ... The DFS 194 was a rocket-powered aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) based on his Delta series of tail-less designs. ... The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was the only operational rocket fighter aircraft. ... The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) during World War II. By the end of the war, the aircraft had only flown in the form of two unpowered prototypes. ... The DFS 230 was a WW2 Luftwaffe transport glider. ... The DFS 346 was a rocket-powered, high-speed research aircraft designed by Felix Kracht at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) during World War II. By the end of the war, the prototype was only half-finished, but was taken to the Soviet...

DFS aircraft on RLM-Gl/C (1933-1945) list of the Luftwaffe

(incomplete) The Luftwaffe (literally, air weapon, pronounced looft-vaaf-feh) is the air force of Germany. ...

• DFS Mo 6, target glider (prototypes only), 1936
• DFS 39, Lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft
• DFS 40, Lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft
• DFS 194, rocket-powered research aircraft, forerunner of Me 163
• DFS 228, rocket-powered reconnaisance aircraft (prototype only)
• DFS 230, transport glider
• DFS 331, transport glider (prototype)
• DFS-332
• DFS 346, supersonic research aircraft (incomplete prototype only)

The designation DFS 6 is one, not entirely understood, of a German glider made in the 1930s. ... Alexander Lippischs Delta IV was a continuation of his work on delta wing designs pioneered in his Delta I, Delta II and Delta III aircraft. ... The DFS 40 (originally developed as the Delta V) was a tail-less research aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch in 1937 as a follow-on to his Delta IV aircraft. ... The DFS 194 was a rocket-powered aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) based on his Delta series of tail-less designs. ... The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) during World War II. By the end of the war, the aircraft had only flown in the form of two unpowered prototypes. ... The DFS 230 was a WW2 Luftwaffe transport glider. ... The DFS 346 was a rocket-powered, high-speed research aircraft designed by Felix Kracht at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) during World War II. By the end of the war, the prototype was only half-finished, but was taken to the Soviet...

List of aircraft by By Year

• 1927
  • DFS Hangwind, basic trainer (twin-boom)
• 1928
  • DFS Professor I, High-performance sailplane
• 1929
  • DFS Professor II, High-performance sailplane
• 1931
  • DFS E 32, sailplane
  • Einheitsschulflugzeug(standard flight trainer), Glider, basic flight trainier (foldable tail)
  • Fliege(Fly) IIa, sailplane
  • Jacht(Yacht)71, sailplane
• 1932
  • DFS Condor II, High-performance sailplane
  • DFS Rhönadler(Rhoenadler), High-performance sailplane
  • DFS Stanavo, High-performance sailplane
• 1933
  • DFS Hol's der Teufel(To Hell With It!), Training glider
  • DFS Moazag'otl, High-performance sailplane
  • DFS Rhönbussard, sailplane
• 1934
  • DFS Sao-Paulo, High-performance sailplane
• 1935
  • DFS Condor III, High-performance sailplane
  • DFS Kranich II, Two seat soaring plane
  • DFSPräsident(President), High-performance sailplane
  • DFS Rhönsperber, High-performance sailplane
• 1936
  • DFS Habicht E, Aerobatics sail-plane
  • DFS Kranich, Two-seat sailplane
• 1937
  • DFS 230, Transport glider (1600 produced)
• 1938
  • DFS B6, High-performance sailplane
  • DFS Ha III, High-performance sailplane
  • DFS Reiher, High-performance sailplane
  • DFS 108 Weihe, High-performance sailplane
  • DFS 194, rocket-powered research aircraft, forerunner of Me 163
• 1939
  • DFS Olympia Meise, High-performance sailplane
• 1942
  • DFS 228, rocket aircraft (research project only)
• 1943
  • Deutsche Anstalt für Segelflug DFS 331, transport (research project only)
• 1944
  • Deutsche Anstalt für Segelflug DFS 346, rocket interceptor, (research project only)

The DFS 230 was a WW2 Luftwaffe transport glider. ... The designation DFS 6 is one, not entirely understood, of a German glider made in the 1930s. ... The DFS 194 was a rocket-powered aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) based on his Delta series of tail-less designs. ... The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) during World War II. By the end of the war, the aircraft had only flown in the form of two unpowered prototypes. ... The DFS 346 was a rocket-powered, high-speed research aircraft designed by Felix Kracht at the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) during World War II. By the end of the war, the prototype was only half-finished, but was taken to the Soviet...

Gliders&Sailplanes Only List

• DFS Hangwind, basic trainer (twin-boom)
• DFS Professor I, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Professor II, High-performance sailplane
• DFS E 32, sailplane
• Einheitsschulflugzeug(standard flight trainer), Glider, basic flight trainier (foldable tail)
• Fliege(Fly) IIa, sailplane
• Jacht(Yacht)71, sailplane
• DFS Condor II, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Rhönadler(Rhoenadler), High-performance sailplane
• DFS Stanavo, High-performance sailplane
• DFSHol's der Teufel(To Hell With It!), Training glider
• DFS Moazag'otl, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Rhönbussard, sailplane
• DFS Sao-Paulo, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Condor III, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Kranich II, Two seat soaring plane
• DFSPräsident(President), High-performance sailplane
• DFS Rhönsperber, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Habicht E, Aerobatics sail-plane
• DFS Kranich, Two-seat sailplane
• DFS 230, Transport glider (1600 produced)
• DFS B6, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Ha III, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Reiher, High-performance sailplane
• DFS 108 Weihe, High-performance sailplane
• DFS Olympia Meise, High-performance sailplane
• Deutsche Anstalt für Segelflug DFS 331, transport (research project only)

The DFS 230 was a WW2 Luftwaffe transport glider. ... The designation DFS 6 is one, not entirely understood, of a German glider made in the 1930s. ...

See also

• List of Gliders
• List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe