BFW M.19
BFW M.19 | |
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Role | single seat sports |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) |
Designer | Willy Messerschmitt |
First flight | 1927 |
Number built | 2 |
The BFW M.19, sometimes known as the Messerschmitt M 19, was the first in a line of German low-wing single-engine sports planes, designed by Willy Messerschmitt while he worked for Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW).
Development
The M.19 was developed to compete in the
chord was very narrow and amounted to little more than a streamlined rudder post. It had a single-axle undercarriage with a tailskid.[1]
It was powered by an 18 kW (24 hp) ABC Scorpion engine.[1]
Operational history
The M.19 was entered into the Sachsenflug competition, flown by Theo Cronweiss and won both the technical prize and the overall award, winning Messerschmitt 60,000 RM which he invested in BFW.[1]
Only two were built, but the low-wing, aerodynamically clean M.19 lead to a series of two-seat developments: the successful M.23, the M.27, the M.31 and the M.35.[1]
Specifications
Data from Smith 1971, p. 18
General characteristics
- Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 8.75 in)
- Wingspan: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
- Empty weight: 138 kg (304 lb)
- Gross weight: 336 kg (741 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × ABC Scorpion , 18 kW (24 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 114 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Smith 1971, p. 18
- Cited sources
- Smith, J Richard (1971). Messerschmitt an aircraft album. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0224-X.