Type Single seat glider
Dimensions Length 6,15 m, span  16,0 m, wing area 17,5 m2, aspect ratio 14,8
Weights Empty 145 kg, max. flying weight 215 kg, wing loading 12,3 kg/m2
Lowest sink 0,7 m/sec.
Type Werk.Nr Registration History
Designed by H. Hoffmann in 1929  Improved "Westpreussen". Aileron and rudder connected like D-9. In the contest Rhön 1929 the Akaflieg Darmstadt took part with the last glider, the Starkenburg , in addition to their Darmstadt II . Unfortunately, it was broken in his first test flights and was not repaired during the contest. It was subsequently reconstructed by A. Endres and renamed Würzburg.
Improved Darmstadt D-15 Westpreussen .
The wing- section and the junction of the wing with the body are different , as
well as minor details . Throughout the building it was refined and showed a series of interesting novelties . Once again , as in the case of the " Consul , " the Darmstadt team set to work to the rudder and aileron torque control in such a way , that ' When the rudder control was put into action it was automatically accompanied by the support of the
aileron control, without any resulting and direct action upon the control- stick. This method of differential coupling had proved Itself very good in the case of the " Consul " .
In the contest Rhön 1929 the Akaflieg Darmstadt took part with the last glider, the Starkenburg , in addition to their Darmstadt II . Unfortunately, it was broken in his first test flights and was not repaired during the contest. It was subsequently reconstructed by A. Endres and renamed Würzburg.