 frame|logo of the deutsche forschungsanstalt fÃ¼r segelflug the deutsche forschungsanstalt fÃ¼r segelflug, or dfs (german research institute for sailplane flight or german institute for glider research) was formed in 1933 to centralise all gliding activity in germany, under te directorship of professor georgii. it was formed by the nationalisation of the rhÃ¶n-rossitten gesellschaft (rrg) at darmstadt.reitsch, h., 1955, the sky my kingdom, london: biddles limited, guildford and king's lynn, isbn 1853672629 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. in 1938, following a fatal accident at the wasserkuppe, dfs held a competition to design a more effective speed brake for gliders. the final design, produced by wolfgang and ulrich hÃ¼tter of schempp-hirth, is used to this day and generally referred to as the "schempp-hirth brake". (note the two lists have not been synchronized (i.e. not all planes on both lists)) == list of some major dfs aircraft projects == ;dfs mo 6:target glider (prototypes only), 1936 ;dfs mo 12 : see argus as 292 1937 ;dfs 39 : lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft ;dfs 40 : lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft ;dfs 193 : experimental aircraft ;dfs 194 : rocket-powered research aircraft, forerunner of me 163 ;dfs 228 : rocket-powered reconnaissance aircraft (prototype only) ;dfs 230 : transport glider (1600 produced) ;dfs 331 : transport glider (prototype) ;dfs 332 ;dfs 346 : supersonic research aircraft ;stamer-lippisch zÃ¶gling 1 : basic trainer ;dfs hangwind : (ridge lift), 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 trainer (foldable tail) ;dfs fliege iia : (fly), sailplane ;dfs jacht 71 : (yacht), sailplane ;dfs condor ii : high-performance sailplane ;dfs rhÃ¶nadler : (eagle of the rhÃ¶n), high-performance sailplane ;dfs stanavo : high-performance sailplane ;dfs weihe : high-performance sailplane ;dfs zÃ¶gling 33 : basic training glider ;dfs hol's der teufel : (to hell with it!), training glider ;dfs moazag'otl : high-performance sailplane ;dfs rhÃ¶nbussard : sailplane ;dfs sÃ£o paulo : high-performanc
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