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the horizontal tail is trapezoidal in plan with rounded tips. The fin and rudder were altered several times during the development of the
Goevier, initially with both broad and with the fin extending forward to the leading edge of the tailplane, but on all production models it is narrow and upright,
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and shaped in a mould. The cockpit is enclosed with glazing and its roof line runs smoothly into that of the upper fuselage above the wing. The fuselage, plywood covered all over, tapers to the tail where the cross-section is shield shaped. The ply covered tailplane is mounted on a small step
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of the late 1930s used for training pilots. Its most notable features include side-by-side seating and dual controls, making the plane ideal for use as a trainer. It boasted average performance, compared to other gliders of the day, and was advertised as making the process of learning to fly
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seat aircraft, though as the seats are just ahead of the main spar and the mid-wing placed at shoulder height, the interior opening into the wing roots provides extra working space. These roots were early examples of the use of plastics in gliders, formed from
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The
Goevier (or Gövier; Gö 4 read aloud in German) was designed as a modern trainer with side-by-side seating for easy communication between student and tutor, with performance comparable to that of the intermediate single seat trainers of the day such as the
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Goeviers have been regular attendees at
Veteran Glider meetings in the later part of the last century. In 2010 one Goevier II and four Goevier IIIs remained on the civil registers of European countries, three in Germany and two in the
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immediately post-war. Length 7.26 m (23 ft 10 in), span 14.73 m (48 ft 4 in). Narrower fin and rudder. From 1941 with horn-balanced and slightly less rounded rudder on same fin.
320:(aka Hirth-Hütter Goevier III) – Dipl.-Ing. Wolf Hirth/Wolfgang Hütter.Post-war production model, prototype V-2. About 20 built. As later Goevier II but length 6.24 m (20 ft 5.6 in).
895:(in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 61–67.
776:(in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 61–67.
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653:(2nd revised ed.). Königswinter: EQIP Werbung & Verlag GmbH. p. 102.
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Of the several surviving airframes, the following are on public static display.
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Powered, self launching version completed in 1941. Retractable propeller.
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the
Goevier was the standard advanced trainer with both the
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above the fuselage; together with the fabric covered
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834:Vintage Glider Club of Great Britain - Newsletter
697:Vintage Glider Club of Great Britain - Newsletter
248:A Goevier was used to develop the now ubiquitous
796:. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. pp. 179–80.
613:. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. pp. 179–80.
180:covered D-box nose; aft of the spar the wing is
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364:Deutsches Museum - Flugwerft Schleissheim
891:Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1958).
772:Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1958).
379:Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug
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535:21.6 kg/m (4.4 lb/sq ft)
502:110 km/h (68 mph; 59 kn)
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270:and the Werrmacht Luft gliding units.
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184:. The centre section is of constant
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429:14.73 m (48 ft 4 in)
423:6.24 m (20 ft 6 in)
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876:. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd.
874:European Registers Handbook 2010
857:. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd.
751:. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd.
726:. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd.
724:European registers handbook 2010
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435:19 m (200 sq ft)
268:National Socialist Flyers Corps
192:carries long span, broad chord
812:"The Göppingen Gö 4 (GOEVIER)"
794:Die berümtesten Segelflugzeuge
611:Die berümtesten Segelflugzeuge
582:"The Göppingen Gö 4 (GOEVIER)"
398:Der berühmtesten Segelfluzeuge
292:Der berühmtesten Segelfluzeuge
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1142:Aircraft first flown in 1937
27:German two-seat glider, 1937
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226:. The Goevier lands on a
872:Partington, Dave (2010).
722:Partington, Dave (2010).
465:410 kg (904 lb)
459:242 kg (534 lb)
390:Specifications (Gö 4 III)
172:. The wing has a single
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919:Sinnhuber, Karl (2012).
792:Brütting, Georg (1973).
609:Brütting, Georg (1973).
288:Göppingen Gö 4 (GOEVIER)
1137:1930s German sailplanes
900:Simons, Martin (2006).
649:Simons, Martin (2006).
506:Winch launch max speed:
408:General characteristics
228:monowheel undercarriage
921:Salzburg To Stalingrad
149:Design and development
923:. UK: Milton Keynes.
513:Minimum control speed
18:Göppingen Gö 4 Gövier
902:Sailplanes 1920-1945
651:Sailplanes 1920-1945
494:Rough air speed max:
296:Sailplanes 1920-1945
978:Wooden construction
853:Ogden, Bob (2009).
747:Ogden, Bob (2009).
463:Max takeoff weight:
333:Aircraft on display
241:Operational history
160:Göppingen Gö 1 Wolf
145:sailplanes easier.
91:and Wolfgang Hütter
47:General information
485:Never exceed speed
453:modified Joukowsky
170:mid-wing monoplane
1147:Mid-wing aircraft
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113:First flight
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73:Manufacturer
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1086:Mini-Nimbus
840:. June 1981
703:. June 1981
471:Performance
383:Wasserkuppe
317:Goevier III
276:Netherlands
235:Klemm Kl 25
156:Grunau Baby
1131:Categories
1056:Duo Discus
785:References
433:Wing area:
307:Goevier II
212:soaked in
167:cantilever
89:Wolf Hirth
827:"Goevier"
690:"Goevier"
427:Wingspan:
395:Data from
385:, Germany
370:, Germany
347:Aviaticum
301:Goevier I
255:with its
219:elevators
142:sailplane
1116:Ventus-3
1111:Ventus-2
1081:Nimbus 4
1076:Nimbus 3
1071:Nimbus 2
1051:Discus 2
844:11 April
817:10 April
707:11 April
587:10 April
540:See also
282:Variants
259:action.
253:airbrake
224:balanced
201:fuselage
194:ailerons
165:It is a
121:Variants
84:Designer
1096:Quintus
1015:Minimoa
972:gliders
449:Airfoil
421:Length:
354:Austria
343:OE-0104
262:During
210:hessian
178:plywood
138:Goevier
108:History
66:Germany
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1066:Nimbus
1046:Discus
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360:D-6007
312:Fokker
294:, and
205:tandem
176:and a
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1041:Arcus
830:(PDF)
693:(PDF)
557:Notes
415:Crew:
186:chord
925:ISBN
906:ISBN
878:ISBN
859:ISBN
846:2012
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798:ISBN
753:ISBN
728:ISBN
709:2012
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615:ISBN
589:2012
444:11.5
174:spar
158:and
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