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Klaus Holighaus (14 July 1940 – 9 August 1994) was a glider designer, glider pilot and entrepreneur. Klaus Holighaus was born in Eibelshausen, Germany. He started his career in gliding when he was an engineering student at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, where he was a member of its Akaflieg. Fellow students Gerhard Waibel and Wolf Lemke had already developed the D-36 glider and he contributed to its refinement. He joined Schempp-Hirth as an employee in 1965. He became Chief Executive in 1972 and from 1977 Holighaus was the sole owner of the business. He designed most of the company's products, beginning with the Cirrus until the Nimbus-4.

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  • Klaus Holighaus (* 14. Juli 1940 in Eibelshausen; † 9. August 1994 am Rheinwaldhorn) war ein deutscher Segelflugzeugkonstrukteur und -pilot. Holighaus begann bereits als Kind mit dem Modellflug auf dem Flugplatz in Hirzenhain. Als 19-Jähriger stellte er dort 1959 einen Weltrekord im Dauerflug für ein Modell auf. Nach dem Abitur begann Holighaus ein Maschinenbaustudium an der Technischen Universität in Darmstadt. Dort trat er der Akademischen Fliegergruppe bei, wo er unter anderem an der Konstruktion der D-36 beteiligt war. (de)
  • Klaus Holighaus (14 July 1940 – 9 August 1994) was a glider designer, glider pilot and entrepreneur. Klaus Holighaus was born in Eibelshausen, Germany. He started his career in gliding when he was an engineering student at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, where he was a member of its Akaflieg. Fellow students Gerhard Waibel and Wolf Lemke had already developed the D-36 glider and he contributed to its refinement. He joined Schempp-Hirth as an employee in 1965. He became Chief Executive in 1972 and from 1977 Holighaus was the sole owner of the business. He designed most of the company's products, beginning with the Cirrus until the Nimbus-4. (en)
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