Troops being reviewed in Germany. A German officer reviews an honor troops in a snow covered field. Soldiers goosestep past the officer as he reviews the parade. The officer salutes.
Gliders in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. Civilians milling about in aviators camp. A large number of people stand in front of an aircraft. A biplane glider in flight. A pilot gets into the cockpit of a bird like glider. A pilot checks out the controls of a biplane glider. Four men assist a biplane glider to take off. A group of men pull a monoplane during take off and the plane goes over on nose before take off.
Gliders in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. A Dresden biplane takes off and in flight. The biplane lands. Parked monoplane gliders. A monoplane glider, with its wings shaped like a bird, takes off. Pilot Koller seated in under wing. Rudders of a biplane operate. Five men carry a Bavarian Club biplane. Men pull it by a rope as it takes off. A monoplane glider in flight. A monoplane rests upon an early model car to be used as a catapult for take off. A monoplane glider in flight.
Gliders in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. A Stuttgart monoplane glider with sled type landing gear takes off, in flight and lands. A monoplane glider takes off and in flight. A biplane tilts up on its nose and lands upside down during an attempt to take off. A Gotha biplane in an unsteady flight immediately after take off.
Gliders in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. An aero science club monoplane glider takes off , in flight and lands. A Klemperer monoplane glider attempts to take off.
German glider pilots with sailplanes compete in the Rhön gliding contest at the Wasserkuppe Hill in Germany. Baron Von Freyberg is seen settling himself at the controls of a Harth-Messerschmitt glider. Next, the glider is launched and those pushing it off duck for cover as it ascends. It flies well but fairly low above the ground. Another scene shows the glider with men holding each wing tip as they run to launch it. But the glider doesn't develop enough speed and lift, to make it off the ground. Views of another glider, the Besenstiel (Broomstick), built by Schoolmaster Ferdinand Schulz, using bed sheets and broomsticks.The camera pans around the glider showing details of its construction. (It was judged too fragile to be allowed in the competition.) Another glider is launched and appears to fly quite successfully. Teams of participants are seen pulling gliders back up the hill after flights.
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