Type of aircraft
After the success of the 1940 airborne assaults involving the DFS 230, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM/German Aviation Ministry) invited the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug/DFS and Gotha to submit plans for a larger capacity glider. The result was the DFS 231, a twenty-seat troop designed by Hans Jacobs, who had previously produced the successful, nine seat DFS 230.
The visibility from the cockpit was good, with the entire nose being glazed, and the body was very wide, allowing it to carry light Flak guns and small military vehicles. A single prototype, the V1, was built and flown in 1941. The best glide ratio, at fully loaded weight, was 17.5. The project was passed over in favour of the Gotha Go 242.
Specifications.
"Data from" Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945, German gliders in World War IIGeneral characteristics* Crew: 2* Capacity: 20 troops or of cargo
Performance* Maximum glide ratio: 1:18
Armament
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