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From Glider to WII Fighter: Lessons Learned from Glider Design

On January 16, 2017 · In Aerodynamics, Engineering, General Aerospace, History

After Germany and its allies lost WWI, motor flying became strictly prohibited under the Treaty of Versailles. Creativity often springs from constraints, and so, paradoxically, the ban imposed by the Allies encouraged precisely what they had actually wanted to thwart: the growth of the German aviation industry. As all military flying was prohibited under the Treaty, […]

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