Type: High-Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft
Origin:
Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für Segelflugzeug
Models: V1, V2 and A-series
First Flight: N/A
Service Delivery: N/A
Final Delivery: N/A
Total Production: N/A
Powerplant:
Model: Walter 109-509
Type: Rocket
Numer: One Thrust: 3,630 lb. (1650 kg.)
Dimensions:
Wing span: 57 ft. 7¼ in. (17.56m)
Length: 34 ft. 8½ in. (10.58m)
Height: N/A
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Weights:
Empty: 3,650 lbs. (1642 kg.)
Maximum: 9,280 lbs. (4210 kg.)
Performance:
Maximum speed at high altitude:
559 mph (900 kph)
Service Ceiling: 92,021 ft. (25,000m)
Maximum Range (combining gliding & powered):
652 miles (1050 km)
Armament: None
Comments: Made almost
entirely of wood with a detatchable cockpit. Launched from Do 217K parent aircraft.
Only unpowered flights were made before test airfield was over run by Allied Troops.
Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony -
Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London