| Type |
Single seat glider |
| Dimensions |
Length 6,15 m , height 1,2 m , span 16 m , wing area 17 m2 , aspect ratio 15, wing profile Göttingen 535 |
| Weights |
Empty 143 kg, loaded , max. weight 213 kg |
| Performance |
Max.. speed , min. sink 0,7 m/sec. |
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History |
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Kegel-Flugzeugbau, Kassel. Schloss Mainberg took part in the 1929 Rhön competition, in the hands of DITTMAR. But due to some minor defects it made only a few flights. It was later sold to the USA. |
As an improvement upon the " Westpreussen" type Dipl.-Engineer Hofmann brought out the high-performance glider "Schloss Mainberg," which had been built by the Kegel Aircraft Works at Cassel.The wing, with Gottingen 535 section, is likewise of single-spar construction ; it is unsupported, and built in three sections. As in the Westpreussen it lies on the upper surface of the body, without the usual intermediary attachment with other designs. The pilot's head is thus directly in front of the leading edge of the wing.
The body, of plywood construction, is of egg-shaped section with a skid underneath ; it has three longerons with cross-frames. The attachment of the rudder is carried out in a similar way to that of the machine "Lore." The attachment of the elevator suspension was not satisfactory, so that it had to be strengthened during the Rhön meeting 1929. As a result of these small defects the machine, piloted by Dittmar of Schweinfurt, put in only a few flights.
