LFG Phönix
Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft · Germany · first flew 1922 · glider
The LFG Phönix was a single-seat flying boat glider built in Germany in the early 1920s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Broad swept fin with a rectangular tailplane on top of the fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Cantilever shoulder wing, straight-tapered with semi-elliptical tips and 8 degrees of dihedral
- Rectangular-section single-step hull with enclosed underwing floats 3 m out from the hull
- Broad swept fin with a rectangular tailplane on top of the fuselage
A glider with a boat hull and plywood-covered, canvas-protected planing surface, a thick strongly cambered wing and generous broad tail surfaces.
Specifications
- The LFG Phönix has a length of 7.1 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 16 m (52 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was designed by G. Baatz and built at the Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft works at Stralsund, first flying in 1922. The pilot sat in an open cockpit between the wing and the hull.
Variants
It was also known as the LFG Segelflugboot Phönix, the LFG Boot-Phönix and the Phönix 3. Nothing is known specifically about earlier models, though there are some differences.
Where you'll see it
In 1922 and 1923 it was flight tested at Stralsund and at Rossitten. Some take-offs were made under wind power alone, with the glider moored to a buoy and rising like a kite, and others under motor-boat tow.
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