Gotha Go 345

what is it?

The Gotha Go 345 was a prototype German military transport glider of the Second World War. A single example was tested in 1944.

🔎How to recognise it: piston engines · 21 m wingspan

base stats

• seats 18passengers
• size 6,000 kgmax take-off weight

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 82 years ago, in 1944.
• 🚗Wingspan of 21 m: about 5 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

1944

number built

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role

troop glider

origin

German Reich

makers

Gotha

engines

Argus As 014

crew

2

passengers

18

length

13 m

wingspan

21 m

height

4.2 m

max take-off weight

6,000 kg

top speed

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range

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