Schempp-Hirth Milan GS 6
| Schempp-Hirth Milan GS 6 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Touring plane |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Schempp-Hirth |
| First flight: |
May 1958 |
| Commissioning: |
- |
| Production time: |
- |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Schempp-Hirth Milan GS 6 was a single-engine, four-seater touring aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Schempp-Hirth oHG, one of which was built in the late 1950s.
history
The Milan GS 6 was created in 1957/58 in collaboration with the Dipl.-Ing. Max Himmelträger, who primarily dealt with the further development of wood processing techniques. As designers of Milan, Graf v. Saurma-Jeltsch and Alfred Vogt should be mentioned. The prototype was built by the Kirchheim company Schempp-Hirth.
The prototype (D-ECYD) received a 77 kW (105 PS) engine that was sufficient for cell testing, but which was to be replaced by an engine in the 160 PS to 180 PS class in the planned series production. The first flight took place in May 1958, the approval took place on May 5, 1961. Nothing is known about the further development and whereabouts.
construction
The aircraft was designed as a single-engine strut high-wing aircraft. It had a continuous single-spar wing made entirely of wood. The surface had a NACA 23012 profile and was swept negatively at an angle of 2 °. A foam core was integrated into the plywood-clad wing nose to reinforce the dent. The wing was supported on each side by an I-stem to the lower fuselage chord. All-wood flaps were provided for the entire trailing edge of the wing, on the outside as ailerons, on the inside as landing aids.
The fuselage was designed as a welded tubular steel frame and had a shaping shell cladding made of glass fiber reinforced plastic . The cantilevered normal tail, constructed entirely of wood, had a slightly swept-back fin. With the nose wheel landing gear used , only the nose wheel itself was retractable and controllable. The main wheels could be braked hydraulically, but not retracted.
Technical specifications
The data apply to the two-seat prototype flown.
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| length | 7.10 m |
| span | 10.52 m |
| height | 2.90 m |
| Wing area | 15.68 m² |
| Empty mass | 600 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 900 kg |
| Cruising speed | 190 km / h |
| Top speed | 230 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 4000 m |
| Range | 1000 km |
| Takeoff route | 580 m by 15 m |
| Landing route | 320 m from 15 m |
| Engines |
Walter Minor 4-III air-cooled hanging 4-cylinder in-line engine with 105 HP take-off power, rigid two-bladed propeller from Hoffmann, 150 l fuel in 2 wing tanks |
See also
literature
- Karlheinz Kens: Aircraft Types , 4th Edition, 1963
- Rolf Wurster: 50 Years of Deutsche Motorflugzeuge , Books on Demand, ISBN 3-8311-1854-X
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Luftfahrt-Bundesamt: Kennblatt Milan GS 6 (pdf) , 91 kB, accessed on April 17, 2009