WW2 style SG-38 Schulgleiter Rubber Band Launch

Schulgleiter SG-38 Rubber Band Launch demonstration at Flugplatzkerb Gelnhausen 2023

[@AndreiTupolev]

Things like this were responsible for the first ever flight of many a Luftwaffe ace

[@PaddyPatrone]

True

[@jannearo328]

Old school...

[@remyboutserin4179]

Prendre du plaisir en groupe pour la joie d un seul Rémy

[@theflash0815]

Der legendäre "Schädelspalter"😬

[@deanraineri]

😆 Da habe ich mit am Gummiseil gezogen und war dann außer Puste.

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

Let me show you its features.

[@rimasratautas2853]

👍🏻

[@thrikkacid8169]

Ihr wart doch betrunken. ❤

[@792slayer]

It only looks moderately dangerous.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Air France trainer.

[@oveidasinclair982]

So just exactly what was this suppose to accomplish ?

[@PaddyPatrone]

This is how pilots got their first time airborne back in the day.

[@lapin46]

and learn to land under at first ideal conditions as you instructor can shout you commands. Mastering to land is THE most critical skill in flightcraft.

[@theflash0815]

Most of the starts were on the Wasserkuppe/Rhön, the birthplace of gliding😊

[@Fledermaus7]

todesmutig ;-)