Gotha Go 145

Gotha Go 145

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First Gotha aircraft in fifteen years (end of WW I), two-seat training biplane designed by Dipl.-Ing.Kalkert. After removal of the flight controls the rear cockpit could be fitted with a MG 15 machine gun to train gunners.
About 10,000 were built in Germany (by Gotha, AGO, Focke-Wulf and BFW) and under licence in Spain (by CASA) and Turkey.

Engine:

240 hp Argus As 10 C

Wingspan:

9.00 m (29 ft 5.3 in)

Length:

8.70 m (28 ft 6.5 in)

Height:

2.90 m (9 ft 6.2 in)

Wing area:

21.75 sq.m (234.12 sq.ft)

Empty weight:

880 kg (1,940 lb)

Total weight:

1280 kg (2,822 lb)

Maximum speed:

212 kmh (132 mph)

Cruising speed:

180 kmh (112 mph)

Landing speed:

90 kmh (56 mph)

Service ceiling:

3,700 m (12,139 ft)

Range:

630 km (391 ml)