Dittmar HD 153 Motor-Möwe

HD 153 Motor-Möwe
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 Dittmar HD 153 Motor-Möwe was a West German light aircraft that was first flown in November 1953.

Design and development

The Motor-Möwe, designed by Heini Dittmar who had designed the HD 53 Möwe sailplane, 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.[1]

Operational history

The aircraft was designed for private and club use and served as a trainer and glider tug. Heini Dittmar 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.[2] By 1965 four HD 153 and five HD 156 Motor-Möwen were registered in West Germany.[3] By 2007, no examples were known to be active.

Variants

HD 156 three-seat aircraft showing the revised front and side cabin glazing of this model.
HD 153 
two-seat aircraft
HD 153A-1 production two-seaters
HD 156 
three-seat aircraft fitted with additional side windows

Specifications (HD 153 with A65 engine)

Data from [4]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. Green & Pollinger, 1955, p. 65
  2. Gerhard, 1961
  3. Green & Pollinger, 1965, p. 73
  4. "Dittmar HD 153 Motor-Möwe". Air Pictorial. July 1956.


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