Akaflieg Darmstadt D-29

Darmstadt D-29
Role	Experimental cabin monoplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Akaflieg Darmstadt
First flight	1936
Produced	1936
Number built	1

The Darmstadt D-29 was a German experimental monoplane designed and built by Akaflieg Darmstadt (of the Darmstadt University of Technology). The D-29 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane designed and built during 1936 with a conventional landing gear with a tailskid. It was powered by a Siemens-Halske Sh 14a radial piston engine and had enclosed tandem cockpits, as well as a number of other features, including hydraulically actuated trailing-edge flaps, a braced T-tail and leading-edge slots.

Specifications

Akaflieg Darmstadt D-29 3-view drawing L'Aerophile September 1937

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.10 m (23 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 10.00 m² (107.6 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 14a radial piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 245 km/h (152 mph, 132 kn)
• Range: 675 km (419 mi, 364 nmi)

References

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.