DFS 331
The DFS 331 was a planned military cargo glider for the German Research Institute for Gliding (DFS).
The aircraft was developed in cooperation with the Gothaer Waggonfabrik as a high capacity cargo glider. The aircraft had been designed as a strutted shoulder-wing monoplane in composite construction with a double tail unit. The take-off should take place on a detachable two-wheeled chassis, the landing on swiveling runners. The tail area could be folded up towards the trailing edge of the wing. There were two entrances on the port side. Only one copy was made.
Technical specifications
DFS 331
- Span: 23.0 m
- Length: 15.81 m
- Height: 3.55 m
- Wing area: 60 m²
- Empty weight: 2270 kg
- Max. Takeoff weight: 4770 kg
- Top speed: 330 km / h
- Towing speed: 270 km / h
literature
- Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945. Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5464-4 .
Web links
- Vincent Cockett: Three-sided view of the DFS 331 , 2011
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