Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap glider airfield

Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap glider airfield
Characteristics
Coordinates	51 ° 15 '57 " N , 6 ° 51' 13" E Coordinates: 51 ° 15 '57 " N , 6 ° 51' 13" E
Height above MSL	113 m (371 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	1 km west of Knittkuhl
Street	Grütersaaper way
train	2 km
Local transport	1.5 km
Basic data
opening	1956
operator	Düsseldorfer Aero-Klub eV
Runways
15/33	400 m × 60 m grass
25th	330 m × 50 m grass
website
http://www.wolfsaap.de/

The Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap glider airfield is an airfield on the outskirts of Düsseldorf ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). It is located between the Aaper forest in the east and the Knittkuhl district in the west.

Place data

On "Der Wolfsaap" only winch starts with gliders are carried out.

Square frequency 118.210 MHz, "Wolfsaap"
approved for gliders only

history

After passenger aviation had increased more and more at the original airfield in Düsseldorf-Lohausen (today Düsseldorf Airport ) and this was consequently banned for gliding, the association moved to the area of the military training area at Aaper Wald in the mid-1950s. In 1987 a hangar was built to accommodate the aircraft and the take-off winch.

In 2011, due to plans by the BImA to sell the site, there was no flight operation on Wolfsaap and the club had to switch to the airfield of a friendly club. With the help of the local residents and over 14,000 collected signatures, the sale was averted and the site was again designated for local recreation. At the beginning of 2012 the glider pilots also came back.

societies

Flight operations and training are organized by the members of the gliding department of the Düsseldorf Aero Club.

There are six aircraft available to members: three double and three single-seaters. An ASK 21 , an LS4 and the Ka 8b are mainly used for training. A two-seater Janus C and a single-seater motor glider of the Discus 2c FES type are available for high-performance flights .

The start is made with a Tost double drum winch with a rope length of 1100 m each.

Web links

Düsseldorfer Aero-Klub eV Department of gliding

Individual evidence

^ History. In: Wolfsaap. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
↑ Ursula Posny: Sailors ready to return to Wolfsaap. July 21, 2011, accessed January 22, 2020 .
↑ West German newspaper: Wolfsaap: glider finally have their lease. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
↑ Our planes. In: Wolfsaap. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .

[1] History. In: Wolfsaap. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .

[2] Ursula Posny: Sailors ready to return to Wolfsaap. July 21, 2011, accessed January 22, 2020 .

[3] West German newspaper: Wolfsaap: glider finally have their lease. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .

[4] Our planes. In: Wolfsaap. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .