Göppingen Gö 3
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| Type designation | Göppingen Gö 3 |
| Number built | 110 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 7.0 m |
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| Cockpit height | |
| Wingspan | 17 m |
| Wing area | 19.05 m² |
| Aspect ratio | 16 |
| Wing profile | Go 681, 693 |
| Empty mass | 245 |
| Maximum mass | 350 kg |
| Wing loading | 18.37 kg/m² |
| Maximum speed | 219 km/h |
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| Minimum sink | ca. 0.61 m/s at 60 km/h |
| Glide ratio | 28:1 at 72 km/h |
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The Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa was a one-man sailplane produced in Germany. It was designed by Martin Schempp and Wolf Hirth and was produced the year after their first glider, the Göppingen Gö 1. It first flew in 1936. The name is derived from the name of lenticularis clouds caused by the föhn wind in Sudentenland, those clouds are called the Moazagotl. 'Mini' is a diminutive.
It was made out of wood and fabric with cantilevered 'gull' wings. A B version in 1938 had thinner wings with a modified section and the gull's kink in a different place. The undercarriage was non-retractable. It was the first glider built to carry water-ballast.
[edit] External links
- Sailplane directory
- FiddlersGreen - Downloadable paper model of Minimoa
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