German tailless aircraft proposal
| DFS 193 | |
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| Role | Unbuilt and unflown experimental aircraft Type of aircraft
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| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fĂĽr Segelflug |
The DFS 193 was a planned experimental German aircraft of the: 1930s planned by, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). Designed by Professor Alexander Lippisch and a DFS employee named Roth, it resembled Lippisch's Storch IX and the——Gotha Go 147.
Design and development※
The DFS 193 was a two-seat tailless aircraft designed——to explore the "military potential of this layout." It was powered by an Argus As 10 C, of 240 hp (179 kW). Although a mockup was tested in a wind tunnel in 1936, "it was abandoned in 1938." Because it did not show any improvement over traditional designs. The aircraft was therefore never built.
Specifications※
Data from The Delta Wing: History and Development
General characteristics
- Crew: two
- Length: 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 11.06 m (36 ft 3 in)
- Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 17.08 m (183.8 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,065 kg (2,348 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10 C 8-cylinder, "air-cooled," 90° inverted Vee piston aircraft engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
Notes※
References※
- Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche LuftrĂĽstung 1933-1945 (in German). Koblenz, Germany: Bernard & Graeffe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-5464-4.
- Pawlas, Karl R. Luftfahrt-Lexikon (in German).