glider Archives

Grob G 109B

21 October 2025 Jacek Domański

Grob G 109B (c/n 6413, G-OSNX of the AeroSPARX display team, formerly OH-740) taxiing at Kleine-Brogel AFB during the Spotter Day 2024, Kleine-Brogel, September 2024. In the late 1970s, the German aviation company Grob Aerospace […]

Pushing the limits – the “Plane Climb” project

1 October 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

On 30th September 2025, professional climber from Slovenia, Domen Škofic, made history by becoming the first person in the world to complete a specially designed climbing route along the wings of a flying glider. This […]

Wings over Broumov – Open Day 2025

22 September 2025 Jacek Domański

On 6th September 2025, Benediktinský Aeroklub Broumov (the Benedictine Aeroclub Broumov) organised another edition of its annual open day. Despite the rainy weather, the event attracted many curious visitors from nearby communities, as well as […]

Swift S-1

5 August 2025 Jacek Domański

Swift S-1 (c/n 124, D-6081), flying display at Den ve vzduchu 2025 air show, Plasy, April 2025. The post-war history of Polish aerobatic gliders began with the IS-4 Jastrząb (English: hawk), developed in 1949 by […]

Aerotechnik L-13SW Vivat

1 April 2025 Jacek Domański

Aerotechnik L-13SW Vivat (c/n 890307, OK-7107, formerly OK-9100), exhibited on static display during this year´s first edition of Letiště Točná (Točná Airport) open day, Prague, March 2025. The L-13 Vivat motor glider is a derivative […]

Summer day among gliders and ultralights – Open Airfield Day 2024 at Aeroklub Broumov

5 March 2025 Jacek Domański

On 31st August 2024, Benediktinský aeroklub Broumov (the Benedictine Aeroclub Broumov) organised yet another edition of its traditional open-door day. As in the previous years, the event enjoyed great interest among the local community, as […]

Schleicher ASH 26 E

19 November 2024 Jacek Domański

Schleicher ASH 26 E (c/n 26145, D-KSBS) self-powered glider, static exhibition during open doors event at Aeroklub Broumov, Broumov, August 2024 At the beginning of the 1990s, Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. aviation company developed […]

Letov LF-107 Luňák

6 August 2024 Jacek Domański

Letov LF-107 Luňák (c/n 34, OK-0820), flying display at 32nd edition of Aviatická pouť air show, Pardubice, June 2024. On 25th June 1948, prototype of the new Czechoslovak aerobatic glider LF-107 Luňák (English: kite) performed […]

31 May 1811 – Albrecht Berblinger presents his hang glider

30 May 2024 Jacek Domański

On 31st May 1811, Albrecht Berblinger, also known as der Schneider von Ulm (the Tailor of Ulm), made a public presentation of his heavier-than-air flying device, most probably a hang glider. Regrettably, his attempt to […]

Poncelet (SABCA) Vivette

26 December 2023 Jacek Domański

Poncelet (SABCA) Vivette (c/n 2, O-BAFH), exhibited in the aviation section of the Royal Museum of Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In 1920, Georges Néils – World War I aviation lieutenant and […]