The Akaflieg Berlin B5 was a glider built in Germany in the late 1930s. It featured a high-wing, cantilever sailplane configuration of all-wood construction, with cantilevered gull-wings, retractable landing-gear, all-moving-tail, dive air-brakes.[1]
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^"Segelflugzeug B 5". Flugsport (in German) (16): 416–418. August 1937.
^Wefeld, Hans Joachim (1995). 75 Jahre 10 NI AKAFLIEG BERLIN 1920 - 1995 (in German). Akademische Fliegergruppe Berlin e.V. p. 48-49, 60-61.
^Schneider, Helmut (Dipl.Ing.) (1944). Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944 (in German) (Facsimile reprint 1986 ed.). Leipzig: Herm. Beyer Verlag. p. 282. ISBN381120484X.
December 15, 2023
akaflieg, berlin, glider, built, germany, late, 1930s, featured, high, wing, cantilever, sailplane, configuration, wood, construction, with, cantilevered, gull, wings, retractable, landing, gear, moving, tail, dive, brakes, b5role, sailplanenational, origin, g. The Akaflieg Berlin B5 was a glider built in Germany in the late 1930s It featured a high wing cantilever sailplane configuration of all wood construction with cantilevered gull wings retractable landing gear all moving tail dive air brakes 1 B5Role SailplaneNational origin GermanyManufacturer Akaflieg BerlinFirst flight 1937Number built 1Specifications B5 editData from 2 Flugzeug Typenbuch Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt und Zubehor Industrie 1944 3 General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 6 15 m 20 ft 2 in Wingspan 15 m 49 ft 3 in Height 1 24 m 4 ft 1 in Wing area 11 m2 120 sq ft Length de rigged 7 28 m 24 ft Width de rigged without tailplane 1 m 3 ft 3 in Width de rigged with tailplane 2 5 m 8 ft 2 in Height de rigged 1 24 m 4 ft 1 in Aspect ratio 20 45 Airfoil root Gottingen 549 mid span Gottingen 497 tip Gottingen 497 Empty weight 140 kg 309 lb Gross weight 225 kg 496 lb Performance Never exceed speed 228 km h 142 mph 123 kn Aerotow speed 120 km h 75 mph 65 kn g limits 8 ultimate Maximum glide ratio 30 5 1 at 76 km h 47 mph 41 kn Rate of sink 0 67 m s 132 ft min at 64 km h 40 mph 35 kn Wing loading 20 45 kg m2 4 19 lb sq ft See also editList of glidersReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akaflieg Berlin B5 Segelflugzeug B 5 Flugsport in German 16 416 418 August 1937 Wefeld Hans Joachim 1995 75 Jahre 10 NI AKAFLIEG BERLIN 1920 1995 in German Akademische Fliegergruppe Berlin e V p 48 49 60 61 Schneider Helmut Dipl Ing 1944 Flugzeug Typenbuch Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt und Zubehor Industrie 1944 in German Facsimile reprint 1986 ed Leipzig Herm Beyer Verlag p 282 ISBN 381120484X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akaflieg Berlin B5 amp oldid 1083576621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
