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Gotha Go 345

1940s German military transport glider prototype

Gotha Go 345
Role	Troop glider Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Gotha
First flight	1944
Number built	One prototype

The Gotha Go 345 was a prototype German Military transport glider of the Second World War. A single example was tested in 1944.^[1]

Variants[edit]

Go 345A

The assault transport base-line version, optionally fitted with 2x Argus As014 pulse-jet sustainer engines under the wings.

Go 345B

A dedicated cargo variant with no provision for passengers. A shortened nose swung upwards complete with the crew compartment to gain access to the cargo compartment; one built.

Specifications (Go 345A)[edit]

Data from ,^[2] German gliders in World War II,^[3] Hitler's Luftwaffe^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew:2
• Capacity: 18 troops / 4,500 kg (10,000 lb) cargo
• Length: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 21 m (68 ft 11 in)
• Height: 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 49.9 m² (537 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,470 kg (5,445 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)

Performance

• Normal towing speed: 310 km/h (190 mph; 170 kn)
• Maximum towing speed: 370 km/h (230 mph; 200 kn)

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Green, William (1970). Warplanes of the Third Reich. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-05782-0.
• Metzmacher, Andreas (2021). Gotha Aircraft 1913-1954: From the London Bomber to the Flying Wing Jet Fighter. Brimscombe, Stroud: Fonthill. ISBN 978-1-78155-706-8.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gotha Go 345.

• Rose, Scott. "Gotha Go 345". www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018.