Designed by the B.S.V. (Berliner Segelflugverein eV.), Berlin
Totally 3 built
The form of the machine as a whole conforms to the earlier "Vampyr" design with improved and finer lines. The wing, of Gottingen 535 section, is in three parts and of singlespar construction, with a straight middle portion and trapeziform outer portions. An additional spar running inwards from the thrust point towards the rear further stiffens the middle portion. The wing lies upon a straight and somewhat high projection from the body and is further supported at a short distance from this by two short hollow steel struts, which are attached to the upper edge of the body. The body is surfaced with plywood, and is of hexagonal section in front and rectangular behind, like that of the "Vampyr." The greatest width of the body, 0.48 metres in the neighbourhood of the pilot, is astonishingly narrow, so that during a long flight the pilot is allowed little freedom of movement. The body terminated at the rear in a horizontal edge, which was broadened by a small horizontal stabilising fin. The high, pointed rudder was attached to a small fixed stabilising fin on the upper surface of the body in front of the elevator control mechanism. In fact this arrangement of the controls was formerly the general custom. The control surfaces were extraordinarily light but at the same time strongly built.

This glider was designed and built by O. HOHMUTH, president of the BSV (Berliner Segelflug-Verein e.V., Berlin gliding association), helped by the members of the club. He participated in the 1929 Rhön competition.
Despite its very angular shapes, this glider surpassed most of the other performance machines of the time, and allowed its young pilot Otto BEDAU to obtain his C diploma at the start of the competition.

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