Rotter Nemere
Royal Hungarian Repair Works · Hungary · first flew 1936 · glider
The Rotter Nemere was a Hungarian high-performance single-seat sailplane designed and built for the 1936 ISTUS gliding demonstration held alongside the Berlin Olympic Games.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Shoulder-wing high-performance single-seat sailplane
- Long span of 20 m
- Single-seat glider with a length of 8 m
Its glide ratio was 26:1 at 75 km/h, with a sink rate of 0.63 m/s. The wing used Göttingen 646 and 535 sections.
Specifications
- The Rotter Nemere has a length of 8 m (26 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 20 m (66 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Lajos Rotter designed it as a development of the Rotter Karakán, and it was built by the Royal Hungarian Repair Works. It first flew on 25 July 1936.
Variants
There were no variants: only one was built.
Where you'll see it
It was flown at the 1936 ISTUS demonstration, and a Berlin to Kiel flight is recorded for it.
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