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Gotha Ka 430

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Type of aircraft
Ka 430
General information
TypeTransport glider
National originGermany
ManufacturerGotha
Designer
Statusprototypes only
Number built12
History
First flight27 March 1944

TheGotha Ka 430 was amilitary transport glider, first built in 1944. The glider was designed byAlbert Kalkert. Twelve had been produced by the end ofWorld War II, but none of them was used operationally.[1]

The glider could carry twelve men, and tests were being conducted towards the end of the war to see if it could carry a cargo of 1,400 kg (3,100 lb). A single 13 mm (0.512 in)MG 131 machine gun was fitted for self-defence.

Specifications

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Data from Die Deutsche Luftruestung 1933–1945 Vol.2 – Flugzeugtypen Erla-Heinkel[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 12 troops / 1,700 kg (3,750 lb)
  • Length: 13.22 m (43 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 39.9 m2 (429 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,810 kg (3,990 lb)
  • Gross weight: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)

Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 320 km/h (200 mph, 170 kn)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 14:1
  • Maximum towing speed 218 km/h (135 mph; 118 kn)

Armament

References

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  1. ^"Gotha Kalkert Ka 430".Trzecia Rzesza 1933-1945 (in Polish). Retrieved30 April 2007.
  2. ^Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993).Die Deutsche Luftruestung 1933–1945 Vol.2 – Flugzeugtypen Erla-Heinkel (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. pp. 144–145,268–269.ISBN 3-7637-5464-4.

Bibliography

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  • Metzmacher, Andreas (2021).Gotha Aircraft 1913-1954: From the London Bomber to the Flying Wing Jet Fighter. Brimscombe, Stroud: Fonthill.ISBN 978-1-78155-706-8.

External links

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Company designations pre-1918
Idflieg designations 1914-1918
RLM designations 1933-1945
Project numbers
1 to 100
101 to 200
201 to 300
301 to 349
Post-349 (non-sequential)
  • 1 Not assigned
  • 2 Unofficial/proposed
  • 3 Assigned, but not used before RLM was dissolved
  • 4 Assigned to captured aircraft
  • 5 Unconfirmed
  • 6 Propaganda/cover designation
  • 7 Assigned to multiple types

Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.

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