RRG Fafnir 2 RRG Fafnir 2 The RRG Fafnir 2 São Paulo, named after the legendary dragon and the Brazilian city which partially financed it, was a single seat German high performance glider designed by Alexander Lippisch. It set a new world distance record in 1934 and won the 1937 International Gliding Championships. Lippisch began the design of the Fafnir 2 in 1934. Apart from being a wood and fabric aircraft with a strongly tapered cantilever gull wing, it had little in common with the Fafnir of 1930, though lessons had been learned from that design. During 1934 the RRG was disbanded and
RRG Fafnir Kaaden in May after a tow launch. Because of the tow launch this was not officially recognised but a bungee launched, flight, made between the Wasserkuppe and Magdeburg in late August did set a new record. Groenhoff was overall winner at the 1931 Rhön competition. He was killed in the Fafnir at the 1932 Rhön in another rudder related launching accident. Repaired and with a lengthened and glazed cockpit, the Fafnir was flown on some notable flights in 1933, including one of over from Darmstadt to France and others above Berlin. In 1934 it was taken to South America and