Gotha Go 145

what is it?

The Gotha Go 145 is a German World War II-era biplane of wood and fabric construction used by Luftwaffe training units. Although obsolete by the start of World War II, the Go 145 remained in operational service until the end of the War in Europe as a night harassment bomber.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 212 km/htop speed
• range 630 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,380 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,182made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1934

introduced

1935

retired

1945

status

retired

number built

1,182

role

trainer

origin

Nazi Germany

makers

Gotha

engines

1× Argus As 10

crew

2

length

8.7 m

wingspan

9 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

1,380 kg

top speed

212 km/h

cruise speed

180 km/h

range

630 km

ceiling

3,700 m

wings

biplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.