Product Description
- German supply glider
- The Gotha Go 242 was a military transport glider used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II.
- The Go 242 was designed by Albert Calcato in response to a request from the German Air Ministry for a heavy transport glider to replace the DFS 230.
- The glider's specifications were for it to be capable of carrying 20 fully equipped troops or equivalent cargo.
- The Go242 had a simple box-section steel frame with a fabric-covered fuselage, high-set wings and twin booms connected by a horizontal stabilizer.
- Flight characteristics were significantly better than the DFS230.
- The cargo glider had a hinged aft fuselage with a loading ramp to accommodate small vehicles such as the Kubelwagen and cargo of similar size and weight.
- Two prototypes flew in 1941 and quickly went into production.
- A total of 1,528 aircraft were built, of which 133 were converted to the Go244, featuring two 700 hp Gnome-Roam engines mounted on a forward extension of the tail boom.
- A-1 was the first mass-produced type.
- Equipped with landing skids and jettisonable tires.
- 6 ton towing hook on nose.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 40.7 x 26 x 6.2 cm / 456g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- PB72573
- JAN code
- 4544032909871
Purchase Information
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