Akaflieg Karlsruhe

Akaflieg Karlsruhe
Company typeNon-profit
GenreAviation research
Founded1928 and 1951
Headquarters,
Websitewww.akaflieg.uni-karlsruhe.de

Akaflieg Karlsruhe is one of ten flying groups (Akaflieg) attached to German universities. Akaflieg is an abbreviation for Akademische Fliegergruppe, an academic group of students working with a German University. The Akademische Fliegergruppe Karlsruhe e.V. (Akaflieg Karlsruhe) - (Academic Aviator Group Karlsruhe) is a group of students enrolled at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, who are involved with the development and the design of gliders, as well as research in aerodynamics.