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Schleicher Condor

The Schleicher Condor, also referred to as the Dittmar Condor, is a series of German high-wing, single and two-seat, gull winged, gliders that were designed by Heini Dittmar in the 1930s, produced in small quantities before the Second World War, produced again between 1952 and 1955 by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co and also by Ferdinand Schmetz.

Design and development
The first Condor I was introduced in 1932. The aircraft was further developed into the Condor II and the IIA, which replaced strut bracing with a cantilever wing. Following the Second World War the two-seat Condor IV first flew in 1951 and was put into series production by Schleicher. Some sources state that there were a total of 18 Condors constructed, At least one Condor was converted to a motorglider. ==Operational history==
Operational history
The Condor design was a record-setter from its earliest flights in the 1930s. In 1935 one was flown to a new world distance record of . Condor IVs were flown in the 1952 World Gliding Championships held in Madrid, Spain. During that contest Ernst-Günther Haase set a new world record in the multi-place category for speed over a triangle of . ==Variants==
Variants
;Condor I :Initial strut-braced, single-seat version introduced in 1932. ==Aircraft on display==
Aircraft on display
. • Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim ==Specifications (Condor IV-2) ==
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