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DFS-230

54.1k TatsuTheOtaku  3.3 years ago
Auto Credit Based on TheGliderGuy's The Glider Challenge

Finally and just in time!


Description

from wikipedia

The DFS 230 was a German transport glider operated by the Luftwaffe in World War II. It was developed in 1933 by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - "German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight") with Hans Jacobs as the head designer. The glider was the German inspiration for the British Hotspur glider and was intended for airborne assault operations.

In addition to the pilot, the DFS-230 glider had room for nine men who sat close together on a narrow bench located in the middle of the fuselage (half facing port, half facing starboard). Entry and exit to the cramped interior was by a single side door. The front passenger could operate its only armament, a machine gun. It was an assault glider, designed to land directly on top of its target, so it was equipped with a parachute brake. This allowed the glider to approach its target in a dive at an angle of eighty degrees and land within 20 metres (60 ft) of its target. It could carry up to 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) of cargo.

It played significant roles in the operations at Fort Eben-Emael, the Battle of Crete, and in the rescue of Benito Mussolini. It was also used in North Africa. However, it was used chiefly in supplying encircled forces on the Eastern Front such as supplying the Demyansk Pocket, the Kholm Pocket, Stalingrad, and the defenders of Festung Budapest (until February 12, 1945). Although production ceased in 1943, it was used right up to the end of the war, for instance, supplying Berlin and Breslau until May 1945.

Two DFS 230s flying over Italy, towed by a pair of Junkers Ju 87B tugs
By means of a cable running along the tow rope the pilots of the tow-plane and of the freight glider were able to communicate with each other which made blind flying possible, when necessary. The towing speed of the DFS-230 was approximately 190 km/h (116 mph). It dropped its landing gear as soon as it was safely in the air, and landed by means of a landing skid. The DFS-230 could be towed by a Ju 52 (which could tow two with difficulty), a He 111, a Ju 87, Hs 126, a Bf 110, or a Bf 109. The Ju 52 towed the glider using a 40 metres (131 ft) cable or, in bad weather, a much shorter rigid bar connected by an articulated joint to the tow aircraft. The DFS-230 had the highest glide ratio (8:1) of any World War 2 military glider other than the Antonov A-7. This was because it was thought that the glider had to be capable of a long approach during landing, so that it could be released a considerable distance from the target so the sound of the towing aircraft did not alert the enemy.

This is the fixed gear version which was intended for this

No special controls needed

Ingame




Enjoy gliding lads

TTO

20/08/21

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor The Glider Challenge
  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 72.0ft (21.9m)
  • Length 36.1ft (11.0m)
  • Height 11.2ft (3.4m)
  • Empty Weight 2,266lbs (1,028kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,266lbs (1,028kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 4.0lbs/ft2 (19.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 569.0ft2 (52.9m2)
  • Drag Points 2145

Parts

  • Number of Parts 235
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 952
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    @TatsuTheOtaku you need to add a plane to power it.

    1.7 years ago
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    77.3k MrCOPTY

    lol, Stealth WWII Troop Transport Plane.

    1.8 years ago
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    @axelridder Cringe

    1.9 years ago
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    @axelridder its a glider, its supposed to be unpowered

    1.9 years ago
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    When i put a engine on it it will just go up and down

    1.9 years ago
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    @TatsuTheOtaku is it gonna have cockpit parts tho
    (askin cuz version I have isnt updated and I can't update it)

    +1 3.0 years ago
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    @TatsuTheOtaku ooooooo
    Right gotcha
    I thought you meant you were starting from scratch and I was like wuuuuuh

    +1 3.0 years ago
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    @TheHaggisBasher gimme a few weeks

    3.0 years ago
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    @TatsuTheOtaku wha
    What do you mean

    +1 3.0 years ago
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    @TheHaggisBasher ive redid the entire project

    3.0 years ago
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    Tree months l8r still nothin

    +1 3.0 years ago
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    7,085 sam1333

    @TatsuTheOtaku im not sure why he's mad either

    +1 3.3 years ago
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    @sam1333 I didn't even know he was making one as well, It took a week to make this and still don't know why he's mad

    +1 3.3 years ago
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    7,085 sam1333

    @Mikey101234 chill man, @TatsuTheOtaku probably saw yours and was inspired to make it too so be proud of your self instead

    3.3 years ago
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    4,039 RC1138Boss

    Chill @Mikey101234

    3.3 years ago
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    @TatsuTheOtaku yippy kai ey

    3.3 years ago
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    @TheHaggisBasher exactly

    3.3 years ago
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    @Trainzo thanks

    3.3 years ago
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    @TatsuTheOtaku so once youve done the 110 your doing the 109 in the pic?

    +1 3.3 years ago
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    43.3k Trainzo

    Nice replica . Great build .

    +1 3.3 years ago
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    3,656 Dathcha

    F @Mikey101234

    3.3 years ago
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    @Mikey101234 ok

    3.3 years ago
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    @TheHaggisBasher im doing the tug first

    3.3 years ago
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    4,884 Mikey101234

    BRO SCREW YOU I MADE ONE LITTERALLY A FEW DAYS AGO BECAUSE NOBODY MADE ONE THAT WAS MODERN

    3.3 years ago
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    Hey @TatsuTheOtaku could you try make the 110 tug or the 109 minstel for it?

    +1 3.3 years ago
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