DFS 332

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The DFS 332 was a test aircraft of the German Research Institute for Gliding and was intended to serve as a measuring aircraft for profile measurements at speeds of up to 500 km / h.

The aircraft was developed as a double fuselage construction. The pilot sat in the left fuselage and the observer for the test in the right. In the middle between the hulls was the rectangular test area with a 4.5 m span, 3 m depth and an area of ​​13.5 m². The wing could be adjusted by means of electric motors, with which different angles of attack could be tested. A Walter HWK 109-509 rocket engine was planned in each of the two hulls.

An airframe could still be completed by January 1945, but the planned engine installation no longer came about. Only a few more attempts at towing were carried out with a Heinkel He 111 .

Technical specifications

DFS 332

  • Span: 15.0 m
  • Length: 12.25 m
  • Height: 3.06 m
  • Wing area: 37.5 m²
  • Empty weight: 1425 kg
  • Max. Takeoff weight: 3200 kg
  • Top speed: 500 km / h

literature

  • Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945. Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5464-4 .
  • Karl R. Pawlas: Aviation Lexicon. Entry ID: 3161-100-1.
  • DFS 332 (aviation history), Flug-Revue, January 1975