Akaflieg Berlin B8

The Akaflieg Berlin B8 was a German sailplane built in the late 1930s for the 1939 Olympic games glider competition in Rome. It was a high-wing sailplane with a cantilever shoulder-wing, dive air-brakes and all wood construction.^[1][2]

Role	Sailplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Akaflieg Berlin
First flight	1939
Number built	2

Specifications (variant specified)

Data from ,^[3] Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
• Height: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 15.6 m² (168 sq ft)
  
• Length de-rigged: 7.1 m (23 ft)
• Width de-rigged (without tailplane): 0.65 m (2 ft 2 in)
• Width de-rigged (with tailplane): 3 m (10 ft)
• Height de-rigged: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
• Aspect ratio: 14.41
• Airfoil: root:Göttingen 549; mid-span: Göttingen 535; tip: Göttingen 535; tail unit: NACA 0012
• Empty weight: 165 kg (364 lb)
• Gross weight: 260 kg (573 lb)

Performance

• Maximum glide ratio: 23:1 at 68 km/h (42 mph; 37 kn)
• Rate of sink: 0.7 m/s (140 ft/min) at 56 km/h (35 mph; 30 kn)
• Wing loading: 16.65 kg/m² (3.41 lb/sq ft)

See also

• List of gliders