Paul Laubenthal

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Paul Laubenthal (* (date unknown) in Cologne , † June 8, 1929 in Böblingen ) was a German aircraft designer and pilot.

Life

Start the glider Musterle type Lore , designed by Paul Laubenthal

Paul Laubenthal was born as the son of a boat builder in Cologne. His brother was the painter Fritz Laubenthal .

Laubenthal was a glider pioneer in the 1920s, both as a pilot and as a designer. His most famous models were the single-seat gliders Lore and Laubenthal Württemberg , which he built for Akaflieg Darmstadt . For Wolf Hirth he designed and built, among other things, the model , the replica of which is on display in the German Glider Museum.

In April 1928 Paul Laubenthal traveled to the USA with his fellow aviators Paul-Franz Röhre and Peter Hesselbach ( Rhön-Rossitten-Gesellschaft ) at the invitation of the American Motorless Aviation Club. The aim of the six-month stay was to introduce German gliding technology to the United States and to help found an American gliding school. On July 29, 1928, Hesselbach was able to set a new permanent sailing record there with 4 hours and 5 minutes.

On June 8, 1929, Laubenthal lost control of his plane at an air show in Boeblingen and crashed. He died on the spot due to severe skull fractures.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christlieb, Wolfgang: Gestatten, Fritz Laubenthal , in: Peters, Karsten (Red.): 1200 years Schwabing - history and stories of a famous district , pp. 169–171. Karin Wittman Verlag, Munich 1982
  2. ↑ Martin Simons: Segelflugzeuge 1920–1945 , Eqip Verlag, 2001, ISBN 978-3-9806773-6-3 , page 61, limited preview in the Google book search
  3. ↑ Mike Riedner: The fascination of flying: 100 years of aviation , page 377
  4. ↑ Günter Brinkmann, Hans Zacher: The Evolution of Gliders , Bernard & Graefe, 1992, ISBN 978-3-7637-6104-3 , page 71, limited preview in the Google book search
  5. ↑ Popular Science Monthly, August 1928, New York, pp. 28ff. ( Digitized version )
  6. ↑ July 29, 1928. National Soaring Museum .
  7. ↑ Flugsport 44, No. 13/1929 , Verlag für Flugsport, Frankfurt am Main
personal data
SURNAME Laubenthal, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German aircraft designer and pilot
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 1929
Place of death Boeblingen