Akademische Fliegergruppe am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie e.V.

Akademische Fliegergruppe am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie e.V. is a German non-profit organization dedicated to researching and building aircraft prototypes, including their current flying wing project AK-X designed to increase performance by eliminating the tail unit, headquartered in Germany.

Here are key aspects of the company:

• Innovation: The group focuses on increasing aircraft performance through research projects like the tailless AK-X flying wing to reduce drag.
• Operations: They have been constructing their own aircraft prototypes for over 90 years, maintaining three operational models and displaying their first self-built prototype in a museum.
• Flying: Members utilize weekends to fly both their historical prototypes and series production gliders at local airfields.

This long-standing engineering collective continues to advance aviation technology through practical application and historical preservation while actively testing new designs.