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The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - German Institute for Sailplane Flight) during World War II. By the end of the war the aircraft had only flown in the form of two unpowered prototypes. The initial design of the DFS 228 was undertaken before the outbreak of war as a research aircraft the DFS 54 aimed at developing a high-altitude escape system for sailplanes.

The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - "German Institute for Sailplane Flight") during World...1
While the DFS 228 was essentially of conventional sailplane design, the DFS 346 had highly-swept wings and a highly streamlined fuselage that its designers hoped would enable it to 2

Made by Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug.

It is the successor of the DFS 228 ,

DFS 228 is the predecessor of the DFS 346.

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Jet Or Prop
jet
Designer
Felix Kracht
Predecessor
DFS 228
Engine(jet)
Walter HWK 109-509
Length Alt
10.59 m
Thrust Main
3750
Lists
* List of military aircraft of Germany * List of World War II military aircraft of Germany * List of WW2 Luftwaffe aircraft prototype projects* List of rocket planes
Range Main
655 mi
Loaded Weight Main
9281.0
Height Alt
2.92 m
Crew
one
pilot
Max Speed Main
560 mph
Developed From
DFS 228
Height Main
292.1
Status
1947 in aviation
Scrap
Ceiling Main
82000.0
Number Built
2
Successor
DFS 346
Retired
June 1945
Thrust Alt
16.7
Span Main
1760.22
Area Main
323.0
Primary user
Luftwaffe
Span Alt
17.6 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug
First Flight
August 1944
Number Of Jets
1
Loaded Weight Alt
4210.0
Type of jet
Rocket
Empty Weight Alt
1350.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
DFS 346
Length Main
1059.1799999999998
Area Alt
30 m²
Range Alt
1050.0
Max Speed Alt
900.0
Empty Weight Main
2976.0
Ceiling Alt
25
000 m
Category
German military reconnaissance aircraft 1940-1949
Prone pilot aircraft
Rocket-powered aircraft
World War II reconnaissance aircraft of Germany

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