Dietrich-Gobiet DP.VII
Dietrich-Gobiet · Germany · first flew 1924 · light aircraft
The Dietrich-Gobiet DP.VII was a simple, low-power German sports aeroplane flown in early 1924.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | One-piece wing passing through the fuselage and removable in minutes |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Thick rectangular low wing with blunted, angled tips, braced by inverted V-struts
- One-piece wing passing through the fuselage and removable in minutes
- Open cockpit over the rear of the wing
A flat-sided fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage with a 22 kW Haacke HFM-2 flat-twin engine, with only the upper cylinders projecting from the cowling. The wing is carried on trestles stowed inside the aircraft for transport.
Specifications
- The Dietrich-Gobiet DP.VII has a length of 5.4 m (18 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 8 m (26 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 115 km/h (71 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was a simple, easily transportable low-wing monoplane intended to make sports aviation more widely accessible. The exact date of its first flight is uncertain, but the prototype had been well tested by late May 1924.
Variants
A prototype was built and well tested by late May 1924.
Where you'll see it
There were plans for quantity production after testing.
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