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Gotha Go 147



Type:: STOL Observation Aircraft
Origin: Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG
Models: A and B
First Flight: 1936
Service Delivery: None
Final Delivery: N/A

Engine: (A) Siemens Sh 14A radial
Horsepower: 140 hp
(B) Argus As 10 inverted V8
Horsepower: 240 hp

Fuel:
Capacity: N/A
Type: N/A

Dimensions:
Wing span: 12.22m (40 ft. 1.5 in.)
Length: 5.86m (19 ft. 2.75 in.)
Height: 2.93m (9 ft. 6 in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A

  Weights:
Empty: 945kg (2,083 lb)
Maximum: 1145kg (2,524 lb)

Performance:
Maximum Speed: 220km/h (137 mph)
Initial climb: N/A
Service Ceiling: N/A

Armament:
One synchronised MG 17 machine gun mounted above engine.
One manually aimed MG 15 machine gun mounted in rear cockpit.

Avionics:
N/A

Comments:
First flown in 1936, the Go 147 proved to have amazingly bad flight characteristics and was abandoned before the war.