Schempp-Hirth Gö-1
| Schempp-Hirth Gö-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Glider |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
1935 |
| Production time: |
1935-1940 |
| Number of pieces: |
> 100 |
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The Göppingen Gö 1 Wolf was the first glider manufactured by Sportflugzeugbau Göppingen Martin Schempp, founded in 1935 .
history
As a competitor to the Grunau Baby , it was developed and built by the designers Wolf Hirth and Reinhold Seeger as a stripped high-decker in wood construction from 1934. The wing and tail unit are partially covered with fabric and the landing skid has a built-in wheel. In 1936, the rudder was made smaller and slits were built around the aileron, as the Gö-1 could easily spin. There was also a fully aerobatic variant that had a V-strut on the wings instead of the simple one. Such a machine won a silver medal at the first international glider aerobatic competition in 1939 in St. Germain near Paris.
The first sample was made by the British company National Aviation Displays Ltd. bought and from the English glider pilot Joan Meakin in aerotow flew directly to London. From 1935 to 1940, around 100 units were produced in series in Göppingen (from 1938 in Kirchheim-Teck). Further Gö 1s were produced under license from Naumburg aircraft construction.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| span | 14 m |
| length | 6.3 m |
| height | 1.4 m |
| Wing area | 14.5 m² |
| Wing extension | 13.5 |
| Wing loading | 14.6 kg / m² |
| Glide ratio | 17 at 60 km / h |
| Slightest sinking | 0.95 m / s at 45 km / h |
| Empty mass | 145 kg |
Received aircraft
- Gö-1 Wolf, D-15-2 / in the German Glider Museum , American replica from 1942
- Gö-1 Wolf, D-9026 / Replica by Otto Grau from Ludwigsburg, which was created between 1989 and 1993 based on original plans
- Gö-1 Wolf, D-15-926, D-0926 in the Flying Museum Hahnweide, original from 1937, construction number 138
See also
literature
- Peter F. Selinger: Glider stories: the gliders and gliders of the German Glider Museum with model flight on the Wasserkuppe . Stiftung Deutsches Segelflugmuseum Wasserkuppe with model flight, Gersfeld / Rhön 2004, ISBN 3-00-011649-4 .
Web links
- GÖ-1 'Wolf'. In: Historical aircraft. Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH, 2006, accessed on March 1, 2015 .
- Göppingen Gö 1 "Wolf". In: Our gliders. German Glider Museum Foundation with model flight, archived from the original on February 26, 2015 ; retrieved on March 26, 2019 : "The wolf shown here was built in the USA in 1942 and given to us in 1988."
