!!!Segelflugsport

Gliding: Due to its favourable wind conditions Austria has played an 
important role in the history of gliding. The most famous gliding 
pioneer was R.  Kronfeld. The Austrian  Aero-Club and the Austrian 
Aeronautical Association promoted the systematic development of 
gliding; the first Austrian gliding week was held in 1923, the 
well-known gliding schools on Gaisberg near Salzburg and on 
Spitzerberg Hill (Lower Austria) were opened in 1933, followed by the 
Alpine gliding school in Zell am See (Salzburg) in 1934 and the 
Union-Alpen-Segelflugschule school in Aigen im Ennstal (Styria) in 
1951. The first crossing of the Alpine Mountain Range without engine 
power started from Salzburg in 1937, and after World War II Austria 
became one of the leading nations in gliding. The Open Class world 
champion, H.  Woedl, was the most successful Austrian pilot after 
1945. The Austrian Aero-Club is the head organisation of all 
aeronautical sports in Austria.


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