German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics

Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.
Abbreviation	DGLR
Formation	3 April 1912
Type	Non-profit registered association
Purpose	Advancement in the field of aerospace
Headquarters	Bonn
Membership	3000
Official language	German
Chairman	Rolf Henke
Website	www .dglr .de

German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics ( DGLR ; German : Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V. ) is a German aerospace society . It was founded in 1912 under the name of Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft fur Flugtechnik (WGF). It is the second oldest technical and scientific society in aerospace in the world. ^[1]

The DGLR published some of the Zeitschrift fur Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt (ZFM) ("Journal of Aviation Engineering and Motorized-Airship Aeronautics") until 1933 ^[2]

History [ edit ]

In 1993 Hermann-Oberth-Gesellschaft , Otto-Lilienthal-Gesellschaft , Gesellschaft fur Raketentechnik und Weltraumfahrt e.V. and Fachverband fur Luftfahrt e.V. were combined to form Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal - Oberth e.V.

Awards [ edit ]

The following awards are given out by DGLR for outstanding contributions:

• Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring
• Eugen-Sanger-Medaille
• Otto-Lilienthal-Medaille

See also [ edit ]

• German Aerospace Center

References [ edit ]

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