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Type: Assault Glider
Origin: Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG to Kalkert Design
Models: Ka 430A-0
First Flight: 1943
Service Delivery: 1944
Final Delivery: 1944
Total Production: 12

Dimensions:
Wing span: 63 ft. 11¾ in. (19.50m)
Length: 43 ft. 4½ in. (13.22m)
Height: 13 ft. 8 in. (4.16m)
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Weights:
Empty: 3,990 lbs. (1810 kg)
Maximum: 10,140 lbs. (4600 kg)

Performance:
Maximum Towing Speed: 186 mph (300 kph)
Limit in free flight: 199 mph (320 kph)

Armament:
One 13mm MG 131 in dorsal turret

Payload:
12 Equipped troops or 3,080 lb. (1400 kg) of freight.



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Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London