Akaflieg Berlin B8
# 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.

## Specifications (variant specified)

Data from , Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944

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 $m^2$ (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 $kg/m^2$ (3.41 lb/sq ft)
