Göppingen Gö 4
Gö 4 | |
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Role | Training sailplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Schempp-Hirth |
First flight | 1937 |
The Göppingen Gö 4 (or "Goevier") was a German sailplane of the late 1930s used for training pilots. Its most notable features included a side-by-side seating format and dual controls, making the plane ideal for use as a trainer. It boasted average performance, compared to other gliders of the day, and was advertised as making the process of learning to fly sailplanes easier.
The Gö 4 had been designed primarily as an improvement over the Gö 2, which sported inline seating rather than the more instruction-friendly format of the Gö 4. Despite the alterations, the fuselage was kept as narrow as possible. The Gö 4 was produced in Kirchheim, and was first flown in 1937.
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