ESS 641 | |
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Role | Glider tug |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Flugwissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bremen |
First flight | 17 September 1971 |
The FLUGWAG Bremen ESS 641 was a 1970s German glider-towing monoplane designed and built by the Flugwissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bremen research organisation. [1]
The ESS 641 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tail-wheel landing gear. [1] Powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) Avco Lycoming O-360 flat-four piston engine. [1] The pilot had an enclosed cockpit with a transparent canopy. [1]
Data fromThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft [1]
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