List of glider pilots

The list of gliders is in alphabetical order.

Here gliders to be included, who have done since the beginning of gliding, so since the 1920s in the form of essence, as they:

  • Have won in the different classes World Gliding Championships
  • Owner of gliding world records in the specified by the FAI classes were or are
  • Other important achievements have provided ( Erstüberquerung the Alps or the Andes, for example )
  • Other important contributions contributed to the overall development of gliding have ( literary works, meteorological findings, technical developments ).

A

  • Goran Ax, Sweden, World Champion 1972 Open Class

B

  • Siegfried Baumgartl, Germany, two -time winner of Barron Hilton Cup, multiple record holder, coach at the NRW D- squad
  • Paul Bikle, USA, longtime owner altitude world record
  • Ingrid Blecher, Germany
  • Tassilo Bode, Germany, Vice - gliding world champion in 2008 and European champion in 2000 in the open class
  • Georg Bollerhey, Germany
  • Georg Brütting, Germany
  • Michael Buchthal, Germany, gliding world champion 2008 in the standard class

C

  • Janusz Centka, Poland, World Champion 1991, 1993 Open Class
  • Marcelle Choisnet - Gohard, France, holder of various world records, 1 woman with gold -C

D

  • Hans German man (1911-1942), Germany, first use of lee waves in gliding
  • Edgar Dittmar, Germany
  • Heini Dittmar, (1911-1960), Germany, world record holder in the high-altitude flight, winner Rhön competition, First crossing of the Alps in a glider
  • Wilhelm Düerkop called Salzmann, Germany, glider aerobatic pilot and promoter of sailplane aerobatics

E

  • Georg Eckle, Germany
  • Einar Enevoldson, Norway, co-owner of High Altitude World Record
  • Gottlob Espenlaub, Germany, designers and participants of the Rhön competitions

F

  • Albert Falderbaum, Germany, stunt pilot
  • Markus Feyerabend, Germany, stunt pilot
  • Fritz Fliegauf, Germany, life - gliding world record
  • Steve Fossett, USA, co-founder of the Perlan Project for flights of fancy
  • Ernst Frowein, Germany, world champion doubles in 1952 with Hanna Reitsch
  • Ludwig foot, Germany, German champion Segelkunstlug 1983 vice world champion glider aerobatics 1985 world champion in the acquaintance duty in glider aerobatics in 1985, Bavarian champion glider aerobatics in 1982, 1984, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997

G

  • Bruno Gantenbrink, Germany, gliding world champion in the 15 -meter class in 1989, multiple German Champion
  • Adolf ( pirate) Gehringer, Switzerland
  • Walter Georgii, (1888-1968), Germany, Professor of Meteorology and researchers in the field gliding
  • Hans Glöckl, (1928-1988), Germany, several times German Champion
  • Kurt Götze, Germany, life - gliding world record
  • Nicholas Goodhart, United Kingdom
  • Oscar Goudriaan, South Africa, World Champion 1991 Open Class
  • Günther Groenhoff, (1908-1932), Germany, world record holder in the haul flight, pioneer of thermal gliding
  • Christine Grote, Germany, World Champion Club Class

B

  • Arndt Hovestadt, Germany, gliding world champion 2010 in the Club Class
  • Reinhard Haggenmüller, Austria
  • Ernst Günter Haase, Germany, gliding world champion in 1958 in the open class and constructor
  • Andreas Hämmerle, Austria, World Cup winner in 1974 in the 19m class, multiple state champion
  • Friedrich Harth, Germany
  • Martin Heide, Germany, among others, the designer ASH 25
  • Karl -Heinz Hinz, Germany
  • Wolf Hirth, (1900-1959), Germany, participants in the first Rhön competition, founder of Akaflieg Stuttgart, designer
  • Ludwig Hofmann ( aviator ) ( 1912-1979 ), Germany, Rhön winner in 1934, a multiple world record holder
  • Klaus Holighaus, Germany, several times German champion and record holder, glider designer and manufacturer
  • Pit van Husen, Germany
  • Heinz Huth, Germany, two-time World Gliding Champion
  • Sepp Haggenmüller, Austria, Tyrol aviation pioneer

J

  • Ernst Jachtmann, Germany, duration world record holder, 1943 55 h 52 min 60 sec with a DFS Weihe
  • Hans Jacobs, Germany
  • Hubert Jansch, Germany, a five-time German champion glider aerobatics
  • Richard ( Dick) Johnson, United States, long- distance world record holder

K

  • Georgy Kaminski, Russia, glider aerobatics world champion in 2005 and 2007
  • Jochen von Kalckreuth, Germany, co-developer of the Alpine gliding and author
  • Ludwig Karch, Germany
  • Holger Karow, Germany, world champion in 1999, 2003 Open Class
  • Max cones, Germany, first thunderstorm flight
  • Friedrich Kensche, Germany, motor glider world record
  • Heinz Kensche, Germany, Glider designer
  • Wolfgang Klemperer, Germany / USA
  • Olga Klepikova, Soviet Union, long-standing world record (1939-1951) in free Streckensegelflug
  • Erich Klöckner, Germany, longtime owner altitude world record
  • Philip King, Germany
  • Paul Krekel, Germany
  • Robert Kronfeld (1904-1948), Austria, world record holder Streckensegelflug
  • Joachim Kuettner, USA, meteorologist specializing in mountain waves, gliding patron (Joachim Kuettner price)
  • Josef ( Seff ) Kunz, Germany, co- organizer of the Rhön contests, former president of the Aero Club, the namesake of the Seff -Kunz Fund for glider Promotion

L

  • Heli Lasch, South Africa, holds several South African records
  • Helmut Laurson, Germany, several German and Bavarian glider aerobatics champion
  • George Lee, Great Britain, World Champion 1976, 1978, 1981 Open Class
  • Alexander Lippisch, Germany, aircraft designer and former head of the Rhön- Rossitten Society
  • Werner Luidolt, Austria, Barron Hilton Cup winners 2007/ 08 15m racing class, several Austrian record holder
  • Lopitaux Claude, France, 1989 World Champion Open Class
  • Ray Lynskey, New Zealand, World Champion 1995 Open Class

M

  • Angelika Machinek, Germany, multiple German and world vice-champion of women
  • Jerzy macula, Poland, glider aerobatics world champion 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1999, glider aerobatics European Champion 1998 and 2004
  • Mikhail Mamistov, Russia, glider aerobatics world champion in 1995 and 1997, glider aerobatics European Champion 1996
  • Guy Marchand, France, owner duration world record
  • Viktor Maresch, Austria, National record in cross country flying, owner of the FAI badge gold with 3 diamonds C # 25
  • Paul McCready, USA, World Champion 1956 ( Open class ); Inventor of the MacCready ring as a prerequisite for easy speed command calculation
  • Martha Mendel, Germany, founder of the first German women's gliding group; World record for continuous gliding
  • Werner Meuser, Germany, world champion in 1997 and 2001, German Champion 2009
  • George Moffat, U.S., world champion in 1970, 1974 Open Class
  • Kees pattern, Netherlands

N

  • John Nehring, Germany
  • Walter Neubert, Germany
  • Hans Nietlispach, Switzerland

O

  • Klaus Ohlmann, Germany, holder of many gliding world records
  • Adele Orsi, (1928-1998), Italy
  • Giorgio Orsi, Italy

P

  • Alexandr Panfierov, Russia, glider aerobatics world champion in 2001
  • Per Axel ( Pelle ) Persson, Sweden
  • Ernst Gernot Peter, Germany
  • Heinz Peters, Germany

R

  • Karl Rabeder, co-owner haul flight World Record
  • Helmut Reichmann (1941-1992), Germany, world champion in 1970 and 1974 ( standard class ), 1978 ( FAI 15m class); Co-initiator of the Barron Hilton Cup
  • Hanna Reitsch, (1912-1979), Germany
  • Ingo Renner, Germany / Australia, World Champion 1976 ( standard class ), 1983, 1985 and 1987 ( Open Class )
  • Peter Riedel, Germany
  • John Robinson, USA, multiple gliding champion, first glider with 3 diamonds to gold C
  • Plinio Rovesti, (1911-2006), Italy, meteorologist many Italian national and world championships, explorer of the wave flight
  • Fritz Rueb, Germany, holder of several motor glider world records

S

  • Otto Schauble, Germany
  • Max chess man from Switzerland, multiple Swiss champion glider
  • Egon disc, Germany, designer and glider producer
  • Heinz Scheid Hauer, Germany, flew the first glider in the Andes
  • Alexander Schleicher (1901-1968), Germany, glider designer and producer
  • Alf Schubert, Austria
  • Ferdinand Schulz, Germany, a multiple world record holder
  • Michael Sommer, Germany, three-time world champion in the open class ( 2006, 2008 and 2010)
  • Late Wolfgang, Germany
  • Fritz Stamer, Germany, glider designer and instructor
  • Karl Striedieck, USA, owner of distance flight world records
  • Josef Stüper, Germany

T

  • Herbert Tilling, Germany, German champion glider aerobatics
  • Ferenc Toth, Hungary, glider aerobatics world champion in 2003, glider aerobatics European Champion 2000 and 2006
  • Helmut Treiber, Germany

U

  • Oskar Ursinus, Germany

V

  • Alfred Vogt, Germany, among others, designer Lo 100

W

  • Gerhard Waibel, Germany, Glider designer
  • Fred Weinholtz, Germany
  • Philip Wills, Great Britain, co-founder of the British gliding movement
  • Harro Wödl, Austria, World Champion 1968 Open Class
  • Wroblewski Jan, Poland, World Champion 1965 Open class with standard class glider SZD -24 " Foka 4"

Z

  • Hans Zacher (1912-2003), Germany: in particular scientific flight performance measurements
  • Rudolf Ziegler, Germany
  • Claus- Dieter Zink (1940-2010), Germany, glider pilot and photographer ( Soaring Picture Calendar ), founder of JAR -Contra
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