The 1911 “Concours Militaire” biplane was designed and built by Ambroise Goupy in France.
Span: 46’7″
Length: 34’9″
Goupy Concours Militaire
Aircraft
Goupy 1912 Hydroaéroplane
The 1912 Goupy “hydroaéroplane” was just a land plane set on floats with wheels and all, no further alterations. Typical was the fuselage “hung” between the wings and the sesquiplane construction with the struts somewhat at an angle. The construction at the nose looks like radiators, but are unlikely that as this design was fitted with a 100 hp Gnome rotary. Maybe a streamlined construction to get the engine neatly into the ‘square’ fuselage.
Goupy II
The 1909 Goupy II biplane, designed by Ambroise Goupy in France, powered by a REP or Anzani engine, was built at the Bleriot factory.
Span: 20′
Length: 23′
Weight gross: 630 lb
Wing area: 26 sq.m
Goupy 1914-B
The three-passenger Goupy biplane, type 1914-B, resembled in general construction other machines of this firm. The cell is composed of two staggered planes of unequal length: chord 1.6 m. top plane 19.75 m. long, lower one 10.35 m. long.
The cell is rigid and lateral balance is obtained by powerful conjoined ailerons. The fuselage is of quadrangular section. The monoplane tail is slightly lifting and approximately rectangular, terminated by a flap 3.1 by .7 m. serving as an elevator.
The quadrangular rudder, above the tail, is partly balanced and in front of it is a small vertical fin. The 100 hp Gnome supported between two bearings turns a 2.8 m. propeller, the axis being 1.8 m. above the ground. The chassis is of the usual type, skids and wheels: the wheels are far enough forward to prevent “capotage.” The skids, however, do not seem sufficient to protect the propeller in a bad landing on rough ground.
Goupy I triplane
The Goupy I triplane was designed by Goupy, built by Voisin, in France 1909.
Span: 23′
Weight: 1430 lb
Goupy
France
Company engaged largely in experimental work but built a few biplanes of its own design from around 1913.
Gotha-Büchner Schuldoppeldecker
Bruno Büchner designed the 1913, 120 hp Argus powered, 20 m span Schuldoppeldecker biplane built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik.
Gotha WD.27
The Gotha WD.27 (for Wasser Doppeldecker – “Water Biplane”) was a patrol seaplanes developed in Germany during World War I. It was a conventional four-engine seaplane with engines grouped in tractor-pusher pairs on the lower wings. Contemporary records show three German Navy serial numbers allocated to the type, but firm evidence of only one of these being built.
Gotha Ka 430
The Gotha Ka 430 was a military transport glider, first built in 1944. The glider was designed by Albert Kalkert. Twelve had been produced by the end of World War II, but none of them was used operationally.
The glider could carry twelve men, and tests were being conducted towards the end of the war to see if it could carry a cargo of 1,400 kg (3,100 lb). A single 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine gun was fitted for self defence.
Gotha Go 345
The Gotha Go 345 was a prototype German Military transport glider of the Second World War. A single example was tested in 1944.
