DFS Seeadler
| DFS Seeadler | |
|---|---|
| Role | Flying boat sailplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug |
| Designer | Hans Jacobs |
| First flight | 12 November 1936 |
The DFS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a German flying boat sailplane designed by Hans Jacobs[1] of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). It was version of the 1935 DFS Rhönadler, with a new fuselage and strongly gulled wings to keep them clear from spray.[2] The aircraft was first flown in the summer of 1935, test piloted by Hanna Reitsch,[3]: 105 and towed by a Dornier Do 12.[4]
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 17.36 m (56 ft 11 in)
- Width: 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 18 m2 (190 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 240 kg (529 lb)
Performance
- Wing loading: 18 kg/m2 (3.7 lb/sq ft)
References
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- ^ Air Pictorial. 24. Air League of the British Empire: 85. 1962.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Simons, Martin (2006). Sailplanes 1920-1945 (2nd revised ed.). Königswinter: EQIP Werbung & Verlag GmbH. p. 110. ISBN 3 9806773 4 6.
- ^ Reitsch, H., 1955, The Sky My Kingdom, London: Biddles Limited, Guildford and King's Lynn, ISBN 1853672629
- ^ "Dornier Do. 12" (in Russian). Уголок неба. Retrieved August 19, 2009.