It boasted average performance, compared to other gliders of the day, and was advertised as making the process of learning to fly sailplanes easier.

These roots were early examples of the use of plastics in gliders, formed from hessian soaked in phenolic resins and shaped in a mould.

[3] In a flight covering 1–3 June 1939, Josef Füringer and Hofmann flew a Goevier to a new world duration record of 49 h 45 min.

[3] During World War II the Goevier was the standard advanced trainer with both the National Socialist Flyers Corps and the Werrmacht Luft gliding units.

[6] Data from The Göppingen Gö 4 (GOEVIER),[1] Der berühmtesten Segelfluzeuge,[2] and Sailplanes 1920-1945[3] Of the several surviving airframes, the following are on public static display.