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In
1941, after success of the giant BV.222, Blohm und Voss was commissioned to design a larger and more capable flying boat, the BV.238. As it was the largest flying boat ever constructed at that time, Blohm und Voss engineers could not determined its aerodynamic and hydrodynamic abilities. In order to avoid the risks taken with a full sized BV.238 prototype, it was decided to construct a smaller, 1/4 scaled model for a preliminary checking of the flight characteristics. The model was sub-contracted to Flugtechnische Fertigungs-gemeinschaft G.m.b.H.
in Prague, and was given military designation FG.227. The all-wooden
FG.227 was constructed in a shape identical to the BV238. In 1943, the
model was completed but was damaged during its route to waterside for
sea-trials. After a year for repair, first flight was made in September
1944 though the original BV.238 had already begun flight testing 5 months
earlier. The FG.227 made several flight tests, but no performance data are
known. In 1945, the project was cancelled after the BV.238 sunk by P-51
gun fire.
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