Gotha Go 345
{{short description|1940s German military transport glider prototype}}
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The Gotha Go 345 was a prototype German military transport glider of the Second World War. A single example was tested in 1944.[http://www.thevirtualaviationmuseum.org/htmi/itf/go345.htm The Virtual Aviation Museum – Gotha Go 345] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804045455/http://www.thevirtualaviationmuseum.org/htmi/itf/go345.htm |date=2008-08-04 }}
Variants
;Go 345A:The assault transport base-line version, optionally fitted with 2x Argus As014 pulse-jet sustainer engines under the wings.
;Go 345B:A dedicated cargo variant with no provision for passengers. A shortened nose swung upwards complete with the crew compartment to gain access to the cargo compartment; one built.
Specifications (Go 345A)
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|ref=,{{cite book |last1=Mrazek |first1=James E. |title=Fighting gliders of World War II |date=1977 |publisher=Hale |location=London |isbn=978-0-312-28927-0 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/fightinggliderso00mraz/page/48 48–51] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/fightinggliderso00mraz/page/48 }} German gliders in World War II,{{cite book|last1=Nowarra|first1=Heinz J.|title=German gliders in World War II|date=1991|publisher=Schiffer|location=West Chester, PA|isbn=978-0-88740-358-3| pages=38, 47}} Hitler's Luftwaffe{{cite book |last1=Wood |first1=Tony |last2=Gunston |first2=Bill |title=Hitler's Luftwaffe : a pictorial history and technical encyclopedia of Hitler's air power in World War 2 |date=1977 |publisher=Salamander Books |location=London (27 Old Gloucester St., W.C.1) |isbn=978-0-86101-005-9 |edition=2. impr.}}
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|crew=2
|capacity=18 troops / {{cvt|10000|lb|order=flip}} cargo
|length m=13
|span m=21
|height m=4.2
|wing area sqm=49.9
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|empty weight kg=2470
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|max takeoff weight kg=6000
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- Normal towing speed: {{cvt|310|km/h|mph kn}}
- Maximum towing speed: {{cvt|370|km/h|mph kn}}
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References
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Further reading
- {{cite book|last1=Green|first1=William|title=Warplanes of the Third Reich|date=1970|publisher=Doubleday|location=Garden City, N.Y.|isbn=978-0-385-05782-0}}
- {{cite book |last1=Metzmacher |first1=Andreas |title=Gotha Aircraft 1913-1954: From the London Bomber to the Flying Wing Jet Fighter |date=2021 |publisher=Fonthill |location=Brimscombe, Stroud |isbn=978-1-78155-706-8}}
External links
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- {{cite web|last1=Rose|first1=Scott |title=Gotha Go 345 |url=http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/go345.html |website=www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org |access-date=16 March 2018}}
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Category:1940s German military transport aircraft