German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.
Abbreviation	DGLR
Formation	3 April 1912
Type	Non-profit registered association
Purpose	Advancement in the field of aerospace
Headquarters	Bonn
Membership	3000
Official language	German
Chairman	Rolf Henke
Website	www.dglr.de

German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DGLR; German: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.) is a German aerospace society. It was founded in 1912 under the name of Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Flugtechnik (WGF). It is the second oldest technical and scientific society in aerospace in the world.^[1]

The DGLR published some of the Zeitschrift für Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt (ZFM) ("Journal of Aviation Engineering and Motorized-Airship Aeronautics") until 1933^[2]

History

In 1993 Hermann-Oberth-Gesellschaft, Otto-Lilienthal-Gesellschaft, Gesellschaft für Raketentechnik und Weltraumfahrt e.V. and Fachverband für Luftfahrt e.V. were combined to form Deutschen Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal - Oberth e.V.

Awards

The following awards are given out by DGLR for outstanding contributions:

• Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring
• Eugen-Sänger-Medaille
• Otto-Lilienthal-Medaille

See also

• German Aerospace Center

References

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