Overview
After the success of the 1940 airborne assaults involving the DFS 230, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium 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.
Specifications
Dimensions
| Length | 15.81 m |
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| Wingspan | 23.00 m |
| Height | 3.55 m |
Performance
| Max. speed | 330 km/h |
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Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.
Photos
Photo 1: Perozopeligroso / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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