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The Dittmar HD 153 Motor-Möwe was a West German light aircraft that was first flown in November 1953.
HD 153 Motor-Möwe | |
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HD 153A-1 Motor-Möwe two-seat aircraft at Stuttgart Airport in 1965 | |
Role | Light civil utility aircraft |
National origin | West Germany |
Manufacturer | Dittmar |
Designer | Heini Dittmar |
First flight | November 1953 |
Introduction | 1956 |
Status | out of service |
Primary user | private pilot owners and aero clubs |
Developed from | Dittmar HD 53 Möwe |
The Motor-Möwe, designed by Heini Dittmar who had designed the Dittmar HD 53 Möwe sailplane,[1] was a motorized development of this sailplane and was initially designed to be powered by engines of 48–63 kW (65–85 hp). The HD 153 prototype was a two-seat side-by-side high wing monoplane powered by a 48 kW (65 hp) Continental A65 engine and was of wooden construction with detachable wing and tail assemblies to facilitate road transportation when needed. A second prototype aircraft was fitted with a 45 kW (60 hp) Hirth engine.[2]
The aircraft was designed for private and club use and served as a trainer and glider tug. Heini Dittmar, the aircraft’s designer, was killed in 1960 when his Motor-Möwe crashed near Essen/Mulheim airport. Small numbers of the type were completed by the end of 1960 and on 1 January 1961 four HD 153 and four HD 156 Motor–Möwen appeared in the West German civil aircraft register.[3] I 1965 four HD 153 and five HD 156 Motor-Möwen were registered in West Germany.[4] By 2007, no examples were known to be active.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958-59[5]
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