Gotha Go 150

The Gotha Go 150 was a civilian travel and sports aircraft of the German manufacturer Gotha Coach Factory.

History

The aircraft was 1937/38, developed by the Gotha Coach factory as twin-engined two-seat low-wing aircraft and by tender for a new NSFK - training aircraft. The first prototype D- ERCQ lifted off for the first time in 1937 and peaked at a launch mass of 775 kg, a top speed of 195 km / h The machine was made in 1938 at the international air race in Frankfurt am Main in part. The aircraft consisted almost entirely of wood and was therefore very easily. The chassis was a rigid normal chassis. The drive served two Zündapp 9-092 four-cylinder in-line engines with 50 hp. A military use did not take place and it remained in a small series.

A designated as Go 150S copy presented on 5 July 1939 with the pilots Dr. -Ing. Fritz course and reached 8048 m to a new world altitude record in the C class, single seated, Category 3. However, the wings were enlarged with this machine and tuned engines. Many celebrities ( including Heinz Riihmann and Elly Beinhorn ) wanted to go to this record, the Go 150 purchase private, which failed due to political restrictions.

Developed on the basis of the Go 150 Albert Kalkert 1940 ( shortly before his retirement from the Gotha Coach Factory ), the Go 241 This was a four-seat machine with retractable landing gear and twin vertical tail which was powered by two Hirth HM506A each with 118 kW. Whether the experimental pattern D- IRMM ever flew is not known.

Specifications

With 50 hp