Akaflieg Berlin B6

The Akaflieg Berlin B6 was a glider built in Germany in the late 1930s. It featured a high-wing, cantilevered mid-wing sailplane configuration with Junkers-flaps, retractable landing gear, all moving tail, dive air brakes, wood and steel body.[1]

B6
Role Sailplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Akaflieg Berlin
Number built 1

Specifications (B6)

Data from 75 Jahre 10 NI AKAFLIEG BERLIN 1920 - 1995,[2] Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 14.6 m2 (157 sq ft)
  • Length de-rigged: 7.7 m (25 ft)
  • Width de-rigged (without tailplane): 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
  • Width de-rigged (with tailplane): 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Height de-rigged: 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
  • Aspect ratio: 17.53
  • Airfoil: NACA 43012
  • Empty weight: 155 kg (342 lb)
  • Gross weight: 240 kg (529 lb)

Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 30:1 at 68 km/h (42 mph; 37 kn)
  • Rate of sink: 0.58 m/s (114 ft/min) at 54 km/h (34 mph; 29 kn)
  • Wing loading: 16.42 kg/m2 (3.36 lb/sq ft)

References
  1. "Segelflugzeug B 5". Flugsport (in German) (Nr. 16): 418–420. August 1937.
  2. Wefeld, Hans Joachim (1995). 75 Jahre 10 NI AKAFLIEG BERLIN 1920 - 1995 (in German). Akademische Fliegergruppe Berlin e.V. pp. 50–51, 62–63.
  3. Schneider, Helmut (Dipl.Ing.) (1944). Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944 (in German) (Facsimile reprint 1986 ed.). Leipzig: Herm. Beyer Verlag. p. 283. ISBN 381120484X.
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