DFS Seeadler

DFS Seeadler
Role	Flying boat sailplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug
Designer	Hans Jacobs
First flight	12 November 1936

The DFS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a German flying boat sailplane designed by Hans Jacobs of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). It was version of the 1935 DFS Rhönadler, with a new fuselage and strongly gulled wings to keep them clear from spray. The aircraft was first flown in the summer of 1935, test piloted by Hanna Reitsch, and towed by a Dornier Do 12.

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