DG Flugzeugbau GmbH is a manufacturer of sailplanes and other composite parts based in Bruchsal near Karlsruhe, Germany.[1]

History

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The business was founded in 1973 by Gerhard Glaser and Wilhelm Dirks as Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH.[1]

In 2018 the company received an order to build "a large number" of the Volocopter 2X design under contract to Volocopter.[2]

Aircraft

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No longer in production

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The Glaser-Dirks company produced the following gliders:

Current gliders in production

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DG Flugzeugbau currently produces:

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "DG Flugzeugbau". Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Volocopter Starts Serial Production". AVweb. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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