2011-05-16

Göppingen Gö 4 Gövier

Göppingen Gö 4

Gö 4
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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