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	Oskar Ursinus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carl Oskar Ursinus (March 11, 1877 - July 6, 1952) was a pioneer of German aviation and is remembered mainly for his contributions to sailplane designs and the sport of gliding.
		Ursinus was born in Weißenfels and attended Technical College in Mittweida.
		Ursinus' real passion, however, was for seaplanes, and in 1916 he designed a revolutionary seaplane fighter with retractable floats that was unfortunately destroyed before testing was complete.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oskar_Ursinus (384 words)

	Oskar Spate - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Oskar Spate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Oskar Spate - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Oskar Spate.
		Oskar Hermann Khristian Spate (London, England 1911 - Canberra, Australia 2000) was a geographer best known for his role in strengthening geography as a discipline in Australia and the Pacific.
		Spate was born to a German father and English mother in the Bloomsbury district of England.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Oskar-Spate.html (845 words)

	Oskar Ursinus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ursinus was born in (additional info and facts about Weißenfels) Weißenfels and attended Technical College in (additional info and facts about Mittweida) Mittweida.
		After graduation, he worked for Borsig on (A mechanical device that compresses gasses) compressors for (A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks) locomotives and spent some time working on mining machinery in (A Balkan republic in southeastern Europe) Romania for the firm.
		Ursinus' real passion, however, was for (An airplane that can land on or take off from water) seaplanes, and in 1916 he designed a revolutionary seaplane fighter with retractable floats that was unfortunately destroyed before testing was complete.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/os/oskar_ursinus.htm (465 words)

	Arcana from the Great War
		Professor Ursinus was the founder (in 1908) and editor (till 1945) of the German flying magazine, Flugsport and a well-known gliding enthusiast.
		While it generally achieved Ursinus' aims—visibility and engine-out control were reportedly excellent for the period—the aircraft proved fragile, underpowered, and generally hard to handle.
		If Oskar Ursinus' fighter seaplane epitomizes the amateur enthusiasm and inventive genius that drove so much of the aeronautical innovation in the Great War, our second subject, the Vickers F.B.26A Vampire II, is no less representative of the other great force behind the advances of 1914-1918: the great, war-profiteering industrial combine.
	worldatwar.net /chandelle/v3/v3n2/ww1-arcana.html (1284 words)

	wasserkuppe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From 1920 onwards, annual competitions were held, leading to records being set and broken for height, distance, and duration of unpowered flight.
		The first competition had been organised by Oskar Ursinus, who also built the first clubhouse on the Wasserkuppe in 1924 to replace the shipping containers that enthusiasts were using as accommodation up to that point.
		By 1930, the competition had become an international event, drawing pilots from all over Europe and even the United States.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /wasserkuppe.html (479 words)

	Gliding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thus, in the 1920s and 1930s, while aviators and aircraft makers in the rest of the world were working to improve the performance of powered aeroplanes, the Germans were designing, developing and flying ever more efficient gliders, and discovering ways of using the natural forces in the atmosphere to make them fly further and faster.
		The first German gliding competition was held at the Wasserkuppe in 1920, organised by Oskar Ursinus, and ten years later had become an international event.
		The sport has since taken hold in many countries, not only those offering large areas of relatively flat land but also those where the terrain provides more challenging flying.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/g/gl/gliding.html (1031 words)

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		Designed by Oskar Ursinus and built by the Gothaer Waggonfabrik A.G. in 1916.
		The first of the Gotha "G" Grossflugzeug Series, designed by Oskar Ursinus and built by the Gothaer Waggonfabrik A.G. in 1915.
		Built by the Gothaer Waggonfabrik A.G., an improved variant of the Gotha G.V, with Stossfahrgestell and biplane tail.
	www.fsdome.com /library/fs98aircraft/5.htm (654 words)

	Gothaer Waggonfabrik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the two world wars, the company expanded into aircraft building.
		In World War I, Gotha was the manufacturer of a highly successful series of bombers based on a 1914 design by Oskar Ursinus.
		From 1917, these aircraft were capable of carrying out strategic bombing missions over England, the first heavier-than-air aircraft used in this role.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gothaer_Waggonfabrik (300 words)

	Hatry, Julius (1906-2000)
		Between 1927 and 1928 he assisted in the construction of the Kakadu (then the largest sailplane ever built) with the Munich Akafleig (student flying) group.
		References from Alexander Lippisch and Oskar Ursinus helped him gain his first design contract, for a motor glider which never actually flew due to problems with its powerplant.
		His association with Lippisch also allowed him to take part in the 1928 rocketry experiments carried out for Fritz von Opel.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/H/Hatry.html (270 words)

	Gotha G.I, Datafile No. 83
		A bizarre-looking twin-engine biplane bomber, promoted and patented by Oskar Ursinus, editor of the German magazine Flugsport.
		Normally a land plane, there was also a float-equipped seaplane variation.
		This profile follows the usual format, with scale drawings, photos and profiles.
	www.hrunway.com /shop/en-us/p_68.html (76 words)

	giding information,gliding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thus, in the 1920s and 1930s, while aviators and aircraft makers in the rest of theworld were working to improve the performance of powered aeroplanes, the Germans were designing, developing and flying ever moreefficient gliders, and discovering ways of using the natural forces in the atmosphere to make them fly further and faster.
		Thefirst German giding competition was held at the Wasserkuppe in 1920, organised by Oskar Ursinus, and tenyears later had become an international event.
		The sport has since taken hold in many countries, not only those offering largeareas of relatively flat land but also those where the terrain provides more challenging flying.
	www.vsearchmedia.com /giding.html (1240 words)

	V.L.E. Models' Gotha UWD in 1/72nd Scale Vacuform
		Its design foreshadowed those of later years: for example the Handley Page Heyford in the mid 1930s, which had a similar wing and fuselage configuration.
		Designed by Oskar Ursinus, the UWD was produced under license to Gotha.
		The sole Gotha UWD was assigned number 120 (see kit decals) and after initial testing was accepted by the German navy in February 1916.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2005/january/first-looks/VLE_UWD.php (640 words)

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		Gotha Ursinus Wasserdoppeldecker Floatplane by Mace • Version 1.0 - 23 May 04 The twin engine Gotha Ursinus Wasserdoppeldecker (UWD for short) was a naval reconnaissance and bomber floatplane derived from the original G.I medium bomber designed by Oskar Ursinus.
		These twin float maritime biplanes were built by the Gothaer Waggonfabrik (as the name implies, they were a pre war manufacturer of railway rolling stock) and were accepted by the German Navy in February 1916.
		This can be done using wordpad or notepad.
	argonv.tripod.com /FSWWI_Page/readmes/G1Floatplane.txt (163 words)

	Mr Kurz' flying glider replica
		The real one has circular frames, covered with skins, to which fairings are added on the top and bottom and sides (wing root fairings).
		The new structure was designed and stressed by people of the Oskar Ursinus group (something similar to the American EAA I believe).
		The wing section was Göttingen 765, just like the original.
	www.xs4all.nl /~robdebie/me163/kurz.htm (1228 words)

	Part II: Research Resources in Modern German and Austrian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alfred Louis Heinrich Hildebrandt Papers, 1826-1940; Oskar Ursinus Papers (1909-1943)
		Oskar Ursinus Papers 1909-1943; Wernher von Braun Papers, 1796-1970
		Office of Military Government, List 1948 (1 item)
	www.ghi-dc.org /guide7/part2.html (4535 words)

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