DFS 40

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DFS 40

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Description

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RoleExperimental

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Crewone, pilot

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Dimensions

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Length5.10 m16 ft 9 in

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Wingspan12.00 m39 ft 4 in

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Wing area

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Weights

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Powerplant

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Engine1x Argus engine Power75 kW100 hp

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None

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The DFS 40 (originally developed as the Delta V) was a tail-less research aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch in 1937 as a follow-on to his Delta IV aircraft. In construction, the DFS was more like a flying wing than its predecessor, and was intended to provide a comparison with that aircraft.

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The DFS 40 was flown for the first time by Heini Dittmar in 1939, shortly before Lippisch departed the DFS (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt f?r Segelflug - German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) to begin work at Messerschmitt. Soon afterwards, without Lippisch there to supervise the project, the aircraft was crashed due to an error in center of gravity calculations that resulted in it entering a flat spin during flight.

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Alexander Lippisch: Dr. Alexander Martin Lippisch (November 2, 1894 - February 11, 1976) was a German pioneer of aerodynamics. He made important contributions to the understanding of flying wings and the ground effect. His most famous design is the Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket-powered interceptor....

1937: 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar)....

Flying wing: A flying wing is a type of aircraft design with no tail, one in which the majority of the fuselage is inside a thickened wing. Since a wing is necessary for any aircraft, removing everything else theoretically results in a design with the lowest possible drag. A modification in which the fuselage is...