Akaflieg Munich Mü 3

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Akaflieg Munich Mü 3 "Kakadu"
Mü 3 "Cockatoo"
Type: Glider
Design country:

German EmpireGerman Empire German Empire

Manufacturer:

Akaflieg Munich

First flight:

1928

Number of pieces:

1

The Akaflieg Munich Mü 3 "Kakadu" was a glider of the student flying group Akaflieg Munich .

history

For the 1928 Rhön competition , the students of Akaflieg Munich presented their first performance glider. The advanced construction by August Kupper , also known as the Kupper Ku 1 , was the forerunner for the Ku 4 Austria . After problems with the flight characteristics due to the short fuselage , it was completely redesigned in the following year. The aircraft was Akaflieg Munich's most powerful aircraft well into the 1930s.

construction

Due to the almost 20 meter span , a high degree of elongation is achieved, which leads to a low induced drag . This principle was trend-setting for the manufacture of gliders. In addition, the Gö 652 profile developed by Alexander Lippisch was used here for the first time .

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 1
span 19.56 m
Wing area 17.2 m²
Wing extension 22.6
Empty mass 200 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 280 kg

See also

literature

  • Martin Simons: Sailplanes 1920–1945 . EQIP, Königswinter 2006, ISBN 3-9806773-4-6 .
  • Frank-Dieter Lemke, Rolf Jacob: Research - Build - Fly. The Academic Fliegergruppen (Akaflieg) in Germany until 1945. Part 1. In: Flieger Revue extra, 29th issue, June 2010, pp. 18–31.

Web links

Commons : Akaflieg München Mü3 Kakadu  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Mü 3 on the Akaflieg Munich website , accessed on November 22, 2017