German-DFS230-Italy-1943

Specifications (DFS 230 B-1)

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich,[1] German Aircraft of the Second World War[2]

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 9 equipped troops + 270 kg
Length: 11.24 m (36 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 21.98 m (72 ft 1 in)
Height: 2.74 m (9 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 41.3 m2 (445 sq ft)
Empty weight: 860 kg (1,896 lb)
Gross weight: 2,040 kg (4,497 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 2,100 kg (4,630 lb)

Performance
Never exceed speed: 290 km/h (180 mph; 157 kn)

Maximum towing speed: 209 km/h (130 mph)
Normal towing speed: 180 km/h (112 mph)
Maximum glide ratio: 1:11 (empty), 1:18 (fully loaded)

Armament

Guns:

1 x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine gun on a manually aimed mounting aft of the cockpit
2 x 7.92 mm MG 34 fixed forward firing machine guns attached to the forward fuselage sides.


DFS 230 A-1 Initial production version DFS 230 A-2 A-1 with dual-controls DFS 230 B-1 Braking parachute added, able to carry defensive armament (MG 34 machine gun) DFS 230 B-2 B-1 with dual-controls DFS 230 C-1 Late production version; B-1 with nose braking rockets DFS 230 D-1 C-1 with improved nose braking rocket design, one prototype (DFS 230 V6) DFS 230 F-1 Larger version with capacity for 15 soldiers, one prototype (DFS 230 V7, DV+AV)