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The Rhönlerche was designed as a cheap and simple two-seat training glider.
This glider has an appropriate name. Rhönlerche is German for a lark from the Rhön mountains, the largest peak of which is Wasserkuppe. That mountain was home to one of the main gliding schools in West Germany.
This Rhönlerche was built in 1959. It was operated by the Royal Air Force Germany Gliding Association at RAF Gutersloh from 1977 for several years.
| Date: | 1959 |
| Mark: | II |
| Crew: | 1 (pilot) |
| Passengers: | 1 |
| Top speed: | 106 mph (170 km/h) |
The Rhönlerche glider hanging from the ceiling of the Civil Aviation hangar at the National Museum of Flight.
The cockpit of the Rhönlerche glider.
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