- DFS Seeadler
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DFS Seeadler Role Flying boat sailplane National origin Germany Manufacturer Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug First flight 12 November 1936 The DFS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a German flying boat sailplane designed by Hans Jacobs[1] and produced by Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS) in the 1930s. The aircraft was first tested by Hanna Reitsch, towed by a Dornier Do 12.
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)
Notes
- ^ Air pictorial: journal of the Air League (Air League of the British Empire) 24: 85. 1962.
References
- "Do 12" (in Russian). Уголок неба. http://www.airwar.ru/enc/flyboat/do12.html. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
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