RRG Fafnir flown for over seven hours over Buenos Aires. On return it continued to fly from its Darnstadt home until retired to a Berlin museum, where it was destroyed by bombing in World War II. RRG Fafnir The RRG Fafnir, named after the legendary dragon, was a single seat German high performance glider designed by Alexander Lippisch. It won the Rhön competition in 1931 and made several outstanding flights as well as setting a fashion for gull wings. Lippisch began the design of the influential Fafnir in 1929. Its refined design proved difficult to construct and the aircraft was only just
Fafnir (automobile) racing cars has been built in the United Kingdom and competed in number of VSCC events fitted with a WW1 Hall-Scott aero engine. Fafnir production methods were very labour-intensive, and with the difficult trading conditions of the 1920s failed to compete with the large manufacturers. Prices were reduced, but losses mounted and with debts of 1.8 million RM the banks forced the company into bankruptcy in 1925 with a resulting closure in 1926. Fafnir (automobile) Fafnir was a German engine and vehicle manufacturer based in Aachen. They made a range of cars between 1908 and 1926. The company was founded