When the Gotha company reformed in 1932, the Go 145 was one of it’s first designs, first flying in 1933. An improved version entered service in 1935 and by 1943 nearly 10,000 had been built in Germany, plus another 1,000 under license in Spain and Turkey.
The Go 145 was a two-seat biplane, primarily used as a trainer. However, in late 1942, having suffered from nuisance attacks from the Russian U-2 (Po-2), the Germans decided to use numbers of the Go 145 in a similar manner; equipped with a light bomb load, the plane made harassing nighttime raids on Russian positions. A modified Go 145A was also used as a testbed in 1941 for an Argus pulse jet engine of 550-lbs thrust, which was slung under the fuselage.
The Go 145C uses 8 gallons of aviation fuel per hour at routine usage.
Subassemblies: Light Fighter chassis +2, Recon Plane Wings with
biplane option +2, three fixed wheels +0.
P&P: 379 kW HP gasoline engine w/379-kW old aerial propeller
and 72 gallon fuel tank [Body].
Occ: 2 CS Cargo: 0.8 Body
| Armor | F | R/L | B | T | U |
| All | 2/2C | 2/2C | 2/2C | 2/2C | 2/2C |
Weaponry
Aircraft LMG/MG 15 [Body:R] (500)
Equipment
Body: Medium radio receiver and transmitter, navigation instruments,
autopilot.
Statistics
| Size: 30'x39'x10' | Payload: 0.53 tons | Lwt: 1.52 tons |
| Volume: 144 vsp | Maint.: 86 hours | Price: $5,450 |
HT: 8
HP: 50 [body], 100 [each wing], 5 [each wheel]
| aSpeed: 132 | aAccel: 3 | aDecel: 47 | aMR: 11.25 | aSR: 1 | |
| Stall: 49 mph |
Design Notes
Design speed was 226 mph. The historical speed has been used, as well
as the actual wing area (234 square feet). Loaded weight was increased
6%.
Bomb load for night raids is not specified, but it is likely to not have been more than a single 550-lb bomb and probably was 2-4 110-lb bombs (or smaller).
Variants
The Go 145A (1933) had open cockpits and dual controls.
The Go 145B (1935) enclosed the cockpits and added spats over the main wheels.