title: Akaflieg Darmstadt D-29
text: # Akaflieg Darmstadt D-29
  
  The Darmstadt D-29 was a German experimental monoplane designed and built by Akaflieg Darmstadt (of the Darmstadt University of Technology). The D-29 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane designed and built during 1936 with a conventional landing gear with a tailskid. It was powered by a Siemens-Halske Sh 14a radial piston engine and had enclosed tandem cockpits, as well as a number of other features, including hydraulically actuated trailing-edge flaps, a braced T-tail and leading-edge slots.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 7.10 m (23 ft 4 in)
  * Wingspan: 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
  * Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
  * Wing area: 10.00 $m^2$ (107.6 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
  * Max takeoff weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 14a radial piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 245 km/h (152 mph, 132 kn)
  * Range: 675 km (419 mi, 364 nmi)
  