The DFS Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a German flying boat sailplane designed by Hans Jacobs[1] of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). It was version of the 1935 DFS Rhönadler, with a new fuselage and strongly gulled wings to keep them clear from spray.[2] The aircraft was first flown in the summer of 1935, test piloted by Hanna Reitsch,[3] and towed by a Dornier Do 12.[4]
DFS Seeadler | |
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Role | Flying boat sailplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug |
Designer | Hans Jacobs |
First flight | 12 November 1936 |
Data from Die deutschen Flugboote : Flugboote, Amphibien-Flugboote u. Projekte von 1909 bis zur Gegenwart,[5] Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944[6]
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