Akaflieg Stuttgart FS-16
| FS-16 Wippsterz | |
|---|---|
| Role | Glider aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Akaflieg Stuttgart |
| First flight | February 1937 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Akaflieg Stuttgart FS-16 Wippsterz was a glider aircraft that was designed and built in Germany from 1936. Only one example of the design was constructed.
Development
Akaflieg Stuttgart wanted to build a glider with reasonable performance that was safe and simple to fly, the result was the FS-16. The design employed a cantilever wing attached to the top of the fuselage; the rear portion of the fuselage was raised, similar to the Akaflieg Stuttgart F.1. The FS-16 as constructed had no vertical tail, but used pivoting panels on the wingtips for roll and yaw control. It had no tail-skid, using a single large skid under the front fuselage with a spur extending rearwards for support and stability on the ground. Flight characteristics with the rotating wing-tip panels were not as expected so a conventional vertical fin on an extended rear fuselage, and ailerons constructed from fabric-covered Duralumin on the outer wing trailing edges, were added after initial flights.
Specifications
Data from http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/akaflieg/index.php?id=41&L=2
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.13 m (20 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
- Height: 1.12 m (3 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 13.3 m2 (143 ft2)
- Aspect ratio: 19.2
- Wing profile: NACA 2318 at root/NACA 2315 at 31% semi-span/NACA 4312 at tip
- Empty weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
- Gross weight: 200 kg (441 lb)
Performance
- G limits: 8.8
- Maximum glide ratio: 27
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