Engineering:Akaflieg Berlin B9
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Short description: 1940s German experimental aircraft
| Akaflieg Berlin B 9 | |
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| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Akaflieg Berlin |
| First flight | 1943 |
| Status | Prototype only |
| Number built | 1 |
The Akaflieg Berlin B 9 was a twin-engined[1] experimental aircraft, developed by Akaflieg Berlin and Flugtechnische Fachgruppe in the 1940s. It was designed to examine the benefits of having a pilot in a prone position. The aircraft was flown in 1943, but was eventually abandoned.
Specifications
Data from FFG-Berlin B9[citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 6.06 m (19 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
- Height: 2.32 m (7 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 11.9 m2 (128 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 940 kg (2,072 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,115 kg (2,458 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 95L
- Powerplant: 2 × Hirth HM 500 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 77 kW (103 hp)105PS each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot"
- Henschel Hs 132
- Ikarus 451
- Reid and Sigrist R.S.3
Related lists
Notes
- ↑ Lerche, Hans-Werner. Luftwaffe test pilot: flying captured Allied aircraft of World War 2. Jane's. p. 130.
External links
- "Berlin B9 Experimental Aircraft". http://www.luft46.com/prototyp/berlin9.html. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
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