About Wolf Lemke
Lived 1950 – 2018 (aged 67–68). Wolf Lemke was a military flight engineer, engineer and aircraft pilot.
Wolf Lemke (August 11, 1938- December 1, 2018) was a designer of gliders who worked for Rolladen Schneider and after it was taken over in 2003, for DG Flugzeugbau GmbH.
Life He was one of the student members of the Akaflieg Darmstadt who designed the revolutionary D-36 "Circe" in the period 1962 to 1964. This team also included Heiko Fries, Klaus Holighaus and Gerhard Waibel. All gliders designed by Wolf Lemke to date have the designation LS (Lemke and Schneider), including the LS-11 built by the Akaflieg Köln.
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Who was Wolf Lemke?
German aerospace engineer
When was Wolf Lemke born?
Wolf Lemke was born in 1950.
When did Wolf Lemke die?
Wolf Lemke died on 1 December 2018.
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Wolf Lemke was a military flight engineer, engineer and aircraft pilot.
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