The Göppingen Gö 8 was a 1/5 scale model of the Dornier Do 214, a large projected trans-atlantic long-range flying boat, designed by Dornier Werke GmbH in Germany during World War II.
The Gö 8 was designed and built by Wolf Hirth and Ulrich Hütter / Schempp-Hirth at Göppingen.
The pilot sat under a long greenhouse canopy which followed the profiles of the proposed Do 214, giving good visibility.
[1] The Gö 8 flight trials were undertaken at Oberpfaffenhofen, with hydrodynamic testing on Bodensee, towed by a motorboat.
[1] Data from Die deutschen Flugboote : Flugboote, Amphibien-Flugboote u. Projekte von 1909 bis zur Gegenwart[1]General characteristics Performance Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.