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DFS Seeadler

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Wingspan
  
17 m

First flight
  
November 12, 1936

Length
  
7.42 m

Designer
  
Hans Jacobs

Manufacturer
  
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug

The DFS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a German flying boat sailplane designed by Hans Jacobs of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). It was version of the 1935 DFS Rhönadler, with a new fuselage and strongly gulled wings to keep them clear from spray. The aircraft was first flown in the summer of 1935, test piloted by Hanna Reitsch, and towed by a Dornier Do 12.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.36 m (56 ft 11 in)
  • Width: 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 18 m2 (190 sq ft)
  • Gross weight: 240 kg (529 lb)

    • Performance

  • Wing loading: 18 kg/m2 (3.7 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    DFS Seeadler Wikipedia
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