Talk:Laubenthal Württemberg

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I'm not sure if the (1929) aircraft was a second Württemberg or a modification of the first. The French site does not make this clear, simply saying a development. I'd guess a mod, since different examples of the same design tended to have different names in those days, like the Lore and Musterle.TSRL (talk) 16:29, 5 April 2014 (UTC) In this contemporary article Lippisch says that at Rhön 1929 " W.Hirth had a new glider, the "Lore" from Laubenthal which the Würtemberg club had had built by Klemm. The "Lore" was a further development of the Württemberg type of the preceding year." So it seems that the Württemberg (1929) described by J2mcl-planeurs.net was a development of the Württemberg as they as they say but named the Lore. That solves one puzzle, but Simons says the Musterle "was a copy of the Lore". The dates are in the right order (1928 Württemberg, 1929 Lore, 1930 Musterle) but it would be good to get more info on the changes made, to help us group them. I'll compare Württemberg, Lore and Musterle more closely now (there is nothing in Simons about the Lore apart from the quote above).TSRL (talk) 19:24, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

One odd thing about the j2mcl pages is that they have both the Württemberg (1929) and the Lore at the Rhön 1929 contests. Lippisch (who they quote and was reporting only a few months after the event) only mentions the Lore. They seem to have got their numbers on the Lore from him but perhaps their Württemberg (1929) numbers are from Langsdorf, which I don't have. They are not from Lippisch. It looks worryingly short, 765 mm (12%) less than the Württemberg (1927); the Württemberg (1927), Lore and Musterle seem to be the same ± 25 mm, probably in the varying rudder shape.TSRL (talk) 21:49, 5 April 2014 (UTC)