Gotha Go 150

Development

In January 1937 Major Werner Junck, chief of the LC II, the technical wing of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium responsible for the development of new aircraft, informed various minor aircraft manufacturers such as Gothaer Waggonfabrik, Bücker, Fieseler, Flugzeugwerke Halle and Klemm that they would not get any contracts for the development of military aircraft. He therefore advised them to concentrate in the development of a Volksflugzeug or a small twin-engined plane. As a result, Gothaer Waggonfabrik developed the Go 150, while the other companies produced the Kl 105, the Si 202, the Bü 180 and the Fi 253.

The aircraft was a twin-engined monoplane with an enclosed cockpit. It was designed by Albert Kalkert, and first flew in 1937. The results of this flight were good, and production began. The aircraft was used to train both civilian and Luftwaffe pilots. The Go 150 was later also used in tests, where it was towed by a Heinkel He 46.

Specifications

|prime units?=met General characteristics

• Width folded: 3.85 m |max takeoff weight kg=1036 |max takeoff weight note= Powerplant --

• Propeller disc area: 3.76 m2

• Propeller loading: 26.6 PS/m2 Performance --

• Landing speed: 70 km/h |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |wing loading kg/m2=48.5 |wing loading lb/sqft= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass=0.118 PS/kg

• Fuel consumption: 8.13 km/L

• Take-off run: 400 m

• Landing run: 350 m Armament --

References

Bibliography

References

1. Kay. Antony L.. (2002). "German aircraft of the Second World War: including helicopters and missiles". Naval Institute Press.
2. Schneider, Helmut (Dipl.Ing.). (1939). "Flugzeug-Typenbuch : Handbuch der Deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1939/40". Gondrom.