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Ltd. The German drawings were not detailed and so entirely new drawings were made that retained the
Olympia Meise's aerodynamic shape but otherwise it was a stronger and heavier aircraft. After building one prototype, which flew in 1946, the rights and drawings of the Chilton aircraft were taken up
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with a standard design of sailplane to give each pilot the same chances. The Meise was redesigned to fit into the new
Olympic class specifications. The new 'Olympia' Meise had the prescribed wingspan of 15 m (49 ft 2 in), spoilers, but no flaps, and an undercarriage consisting of a skid and a
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had not intervened and the 1940 Olympics had not been cancelled. Nevertheless, 626 Olympia Meises were built in
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hood. The plane could be launched by winch as well by towplane. Its wood-and-fabric construction made it easy for flying clubs to maintain, to repair and even to build the gliders from kits.
586:(in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 57–60.
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non-retractable wheel. The pilot sat all-enclosed in an aerodynamically clean fuselage made of laminated wood and topped by an
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245:: Improved Olympia-Meise. Landing skid.
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16:German single-seat glider, 1938
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160:’ design, the DFS Meise.
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342:General characteristics
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132:Design and development
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671:at scalesoaring.co.uk
642:. London: Ian Allan.
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263:: New wing section,
261:EoN Type 5 Olympia 4
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249:EoN Type 5 Olympia 2
243:EoN Type 5 Olympia 1
455:Related development
425:Winch launch speed:
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463:EoN Olympia
402:Performance
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185:EoN Olympia
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1104:Categories
1019:Zögling 35
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602:13 October
575:References
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373:Wing area:
136:After the
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959:Rhönadler
944:Professor
939:Präsident
847:DFS Names
793:Kranich 3
728:Rhönadler
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460:DFS Meise
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333:Data from
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282:Nord 2000
193:Nord 2000
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114:sailplane
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984:Seeadler
919:Jacht 71
909:Hangwind
889:Fafnir 2
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211:Variants
110:Titmouse
89:Variants
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1080:DFS 332
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122:Olympic
84:History
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949:Rammer
899:Ha III
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