Gotha Go 146

Go 146
General information
Type	Utility aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Gotha
Designer	Albert Kalkert
Number built	ca. 4
History
First flight	1936

The Gotha Go 146 was a twin-engine utility aircraft developed in Germany in the mid-1930s. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage, the main units of which retracted into the engine nacelles on the wings. It was offered to the Luftwaffe as a high-speed courier aircraft, but the Siebel Fh 104 was selected instead. With Gotha unable to attract other customers, no serious production was undertaken and a small number of prototypes were the only examples built.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 4 passengers
• Length: 9.45 m (31 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 12.40 m (40 ft 8 in)
• Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 21.7 m² (234 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,520 kg (3,350 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,200 kg (4,850 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Hirth HM 508E , 180 kW (240 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph, 181 kn)
• Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
• Rate of climb: 7.5 m/s (1,470 ft/min)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 427. ISBN   0-7106-0710-5.
• Metzmacher, Andreas (2021). Gotha Aircraft 1913-1954: From the London Bomber to the Flying Wing Jet Fighter. Brimscombe, Stroud: Fonthill. ISBN   978-1-78155-706-8.
• Nowarra, Heinz (1983). Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945. Bonn: Bernard and Graefe. pp. Teil 2, p.133–34.
• "At the Brussels Show". Flight : 556. 3 June 1937. Retrieved 2008-04-07.