FGP 227
Flugtechnische Fertigungsgemeinschaft Prag · Germany · first flew 1944 · light aircraft
The FGP 227 was a scale flying model of the Blohm & Voss BV 238 flying boat, built to provide data for the development of the BV 238.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 6 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 11.95 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Long, narrow flying-boat hull
- High-mounted wing carrying six small engines along it
- Front pilot cockpit and a flight-test observer cockpit aft of the wing
A flying-boat hull with a high wing and conventional tail, six 15.7 kW ILO F 12/400 two-stroke engines with three-bladed propellers, 11.95 m long with a 15.25 m wingspan.
Specifications
- The FGP 227 has a length of 11.95 m (39 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 15.25 m (50 ft).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Flugtechnische Fertigungsgemeinschaft Prag built the approximately quarter-scale test aircraft. It was completed early in 1944 and fitted with a temporary wheeled undercarriage of ten small wheels.
Variants
Only one FGP 227 was built, as a single test aircraft for the BV 238 programme.
Where you'll see it
It would not take off from the grass airfield and was moved to Travemünde, where wing damage in transport delayed flights until September 1944. All six engines then stopped from fuel starvation after take-off, but it flew several more times afterwards.
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