Editing DFS 230 (section)

==Variants==
[[File:DFS 230-A.JPG|right|thumb|DFS 230-A at Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr]]

;DFS 230 A-1
:Initial production version

;DFS 230 A-2
:A-1 with dual-controls

;DFS 230 B-1
:Braking parachute added, able to carry defensive armament ([[MG 34]] machine gun)

;DFS 230 B-2
:B-1 with dual-controls

;DFS 230 C-1
:Late production version; B-1 with nose braking rockets

;DFS 230 D-1
:C-1 with improved nose braking rocket design, one prototype (DFS 230 V6)

;[[DFS 230 F]]-1
:Larger version with capacity for 15 soldiers, one prototype (DFS 230 V7, DV+AV)

;DFS 203: Two DFS 230 fuselages joined by an enlarged cantilever centre section, with span of {{cvt|27.6|m}} and length of {{cvt|12.1|m}} due to the rear fuselage being extended. Wind tunnel testing revealed little or no advantage over the standard DFS 230 so further work was abandoned.<ref name=Nowarra>{{cite book |last=Nowarra |first=Heinz J. |title=Die Deutsche Luftruestung 1933–1945 Vol.1 – AEG-Dornier |year=1993 |publisher=Bernard & Graefe Verlag |location=Koblenz |isbn=978-3-7637-5464-9 |language=de |pages=166–167}}</ref>

;[[Focke-Achgelis Fa 225]]:A single DFS 230 converted to an auto-gyro by replacing the wings with the 3-bladed rotor from a [[Focke-Achgelis Fa 223]], mounted on a pylon above the fuselage. The undercarriage was revised to include long oleo shock absorbers with a wide track for stability. Towed behind a [[Junkers Ju 52/3m]] during trials, it was found that the low towing speed and low approach speed made the combination more vulnerable to attack.<ref name=Smith>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=J.R. |author2=Anthony L. Kay |title=German Aircraft of the Second World War |publisher=Putnam |location=London |year=1990 |edition=7th impression |isbn=978-0-85177-836-5 |page=603}}</ref>