The L-Spatz 55 is a sailplane developed in 1955 to the then Standard Class rules from the earlier Spatz and L-Spatz. It features dive brakes and simple assembly. The L-Spatz-III, had a slight reduction in fuselage height and frontal area, enlarged air brakes, a trim tab on the elevator and a slight wing twist for…
The M-100 was developed in the late 1950’s ; the wing span was laater increased to 15.0 m. Production took place in Italy and, under license, by Carmam in France. The all-wood and fabric airframe has a semi-monocoque fuselage and wings with beech main spars and partial plywood skinning. It is stressed for normal aerobatics…
The M-200, which first flew in 1964, is a wooden multi-place development ( with span increased to 18.15/59.5 ft.) of the Aer-Pegaso M-100S single- seater manufactured by Centro di Volo de Torino ( Turin Gliding Center ) (CVT). The ship features a fixed wheel and nose skid, rotating plate air brakes, and staggered side-by-side seating.
The Meise, designed by Hans Jacobs of the Deutches Forschunginstitut fur Segelflug ( German Research Institute for Soaring Flight ) (D.F.S.), won the contest to be the standard type to be used in soaring competition at the 1940 Olympic Games planned for Helsinki, Finland, hence the name Olymplia, Plans were distributed throughout the world for…
The Mescalero was conceived in response to a 1970 sailplane design competition promoted by the Soaring Society of America and first flew in 1975. The controls are 100% mass balanced and connect automatically.